Ancient History
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Ritual Baths Found Beside Jerusalem’s Temple Mount Reveal Ancient Pilgrim Purification
Archaeologists have uncovered a monumental complex of ritual baths beside Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, illuminating how ancient pilgrims prepared to enter sacred space.
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48 Prehistoric Arrows Emerge as Norway’s Oldest Mountain Ice Disappears
Archaeologists in Norway have recovered 48 prehistoric arrows this season as retreating mountain ice exposes Stone Age and Bronze Age objects preserved for millennia.
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A 315,000-Year-Old Human Face Has Been Reconstructed from Jebel Irhoud
A new digital facial approximation of the 315,000-year-old Jebel Irhoud Homo sapiens fossils shows how modern and archaic features coexisted early in our species.
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Ancient Maya City of Caracol Reveals a Religion Built Around Three Tutelary Gods
A new study of Caracol in Belize reveals how triadic tutelary deities connected Maya religion with place, kingship, ritual and political identity.
