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News and current discoveries covered by Templum Dianae.
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Maya Shrines Reveal Life Continued at Aké After the City’s Political Decline
New archaeology at Aké reveals households and small shrines that survived long after the Maya city’s earlier political heyday.
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Webb Spots a Possible Stellar Explosion From the Early Universe
A new JWST transient candidate offers a rare view of a stellar explosion at redshift five, but its exact nature remains uncertain.
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A New Suffolk Exhibition Confronts the History Behind England’s Witch Trials
A major Ipswich exhibition brings together original trial records and historic witchcraft texts to examine fear, persecution and the modern image of the witch.
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New Study Maps the Shapes and Colors People Recall From Near-Death Experiences
A peer-reviewed study of 50 participants examines the spatial forms and color qualities of near-death memories without claiming evidence of an afterlife.
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Sheryl Crow Finds Freedom in Music That Values Connection Over Hits
Following the release of Pick You Up, Sheryl Crow discusses music as a source of connection, creativity and personal meaning beyond chart success.
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Midi Health CEO Joanna Strober Says Walking, Not Perfect Meditation, Keeps Her Grounded
Joanna Strober’s first-person account of her daily routine explains how walking, rest and realistic experiments with meditation support life as a founder.
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An AI Project Tries to Read the Ancient Edicts of Ashoka From Damaged Stone
A new research preprint proposes image-restoration and translation tools for Ashokan Brahmi inscriptions, while reminding readers that algorithms can misread ancient texts.
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Colossal Ramesses II Statues Near an Isis Sanctuary Reopen Questions About Sacred Kingship
Two statues of Ramesses II and an inscribed granite block were reported near a temple of Isis in Egypt’s Nile Delta, connecting royal imagery…
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A Bronze Ring Recovered From Alexandria’s Lost Palace Depicts Its Famous Lighthouse
Archaeologists found a bronze ring engraved with the Lighthouse of Alexandria beside the submerged palace of Antirhodos, raising questions about ancient power and trade.
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A Cosmic Treble Clef Reveals How Two Galaxy Clusters Collided
Chandra and radio observations unravel an extraordinary treble-clef-shaped cosmic structure, created by black-hole activity and a galaxy-cluster collision.
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A Church Labyrinth’s Strange Sunlight Pattern Has Sparked a Public Investigation
Conservationists are asking visitors to document unusual light patterns at a church labyrinth in Hampshire while its intended symbolism remains uncertain.
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Possible Hidden Chambers Beneath Italy’s Cave of Venuses Raise New Questions
Non-invasive geophysical surveys detected possible concealed spaces near a prehistoric Italian cave famous for Venus figurines, but archaeological contents remain unknown.
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Rome’s Witches’ Market Shows How Tarot and Folklore Meet City Life
Rome’s early-October witches’ market brought tarot, crafts and esoteric folklore into a public cultural event, illustrating contemporary interest in magical traditions.
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Brain Imaging Links Intense Breathwork to Unusual States of Awareness
A small brain-imaging study of experienced breathwork practitioners offers clues about shifts in awareness but cannot validate supernatural interpretations of the experience.
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Vanessa Kirby Says Meditation Helped Her See Thoughts Differently
In a new interview, actor Vanessa Kirby reflects on meditation and the shift from identifying with every thought to noticing thoughts as passing experiences.
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Founder Arpana Shahi Explains Why Meditation and Rest Matter in Business
In a recent interview about women’s entrepreneurship, Arpana Shahi describes meditation, reading and deliberate pauses as part of caring for the person building a…
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A Hittite Royal Archive Reveals Omens, Appeals, and a Family Tragedy
Newly reported cuneiform finds at ancient Samuha include bird omens and royal correspondence, providing rare glimpses into decision-making in the Hittite world.
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Hidden Images in Altai Caves Trace Thousands of Years of Religious Change
New imaging of painted caves in China’s Altai Mountains reveals successive artistic traditions, including later Tibetan Buddhist motifs, across a long religious history.
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Roman Sculptures and Water Basins Reveal a Sanctuary’s Unfinished Story
Excavations at Saint-Martin-au-Val in Chartres reveal rare sculptural fragments and striking water installations whose ceremonial roles are being investigated.
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A Possible Microblazar Could Be Pointing a Black Hole Jet Toward Earth
Astronomers are investigating an unusual Milky Way system that may aim a relativistic black-hole jet toward us, although its classification remains uncertain.
