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Rural rituals and astral burials shaped ancient Egyptian religion and the myths of Isis and Osiris
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In southern Egypt’s Nile Valley, a new study of the ancient Adaïma cemetery is reshaping the tale of Egyptian religion and state ideology’s origins. Against ...

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4,500-year-old dog tooth–adorned bags unearthed in Germany reveal burial practices of Neolithic elites
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Archaeological excavations near the German village of Krauschwitz in the state of Saxony-Anhalt have uncovered a remarkable glimpse into ancient life: ...

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11,000-year-old feast in Iran’s Zagros Mountains reveals long-distance animal transport and early Neolithic social rituals
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Archaeologists have uncovered new evidence that ancient human communities in western Iran, over 11,000 years ago, were engaging in grand feasting rituals ...

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Mad emperor Caligula had surprising medical knowledge, new research reveals from ancient Roman texts
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Emperor Caligula is best known for his cruelty and eccentricities—the Roman emperor who allegedly promoted his horse to consul and murdered on a whim. But a ...

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1,600-year-old tomb of Caracol’s founding king Te K’ab Chaak unearthed in Belize jungle
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Archaeologists from the University of Houston have discovered the royal tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, the first ruler and founder of the powerful Maya city of ...

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What Do Hair Salons Have to Do with Prayer, Magic, and the Development of Literacy?
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It turns out, the first complete sentence ever written by a human (at least, as of what we know now) concerned hair. New archaeological evidence — ...

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Donkey sacrifice from 4,500 years ago in ancient Gath reveals early Canaan–Egypt trade
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Archaeologists have unearthed a discovery in central Israel that sheds light on ancient Canaan and Egypt’s cultural and economic relations from about 4,500 ...

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Lost medieval town of Hamarkaupangen rediscovered in Norway after years of searching
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After searching and speculating for nearly a decade, archaeologists from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) have confirmed they ...

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300,000-year-old wooden tools found in China reveal early humans’ plant-based diet and cognitive abilities in East Asia
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An important cache of 35 wooden tools, dated at an estimated 300,000 years ago, has been unearthed at the Gantangqing site in Yunnan Province, southwest ...

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Easter Island was not isolated: new study reveals Rapa Nui’s role in Polynesian culture
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Easter Island (Rapa Nui) has for decades been characterized as one of Polynesian culture’s most isolated and remote outposts, where the giant moai statues ...

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Ancient DNA challenges 65,000-year timeline for human arrival in Australia, but experts remain divided
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A new study published in the journal Archaeology in Oceania has reopened a long-standing debate about when people migrated to Australia, suggesting a later ...

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Prehistoric arrowhead embedded in human rib reveals ancient violence in the Pyrenees over 4,000 years ago
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A remarkable case of ancient violence has been discovered in a prehistoric burial site at 1,800 meters above sea level in the Catalan Pyrenees.Flint ...

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