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Ancient Baby Graveyard

Ancient Baby Graveyard

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A Carthaginian burial site was not for child sacrifice but was instead a graveyard for babies and fetuses, researchers now say. A new st...

Bornais finds shed light on Iron Age

Bornais finds shed light on Iron Age

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Powerful figures from the late Iron Age through to the end of the Vikings were drawn to a sandy plain on South Uist, according to archaeolog...

Archaeologists dig up intact graves in ancient Roman city

Archaeologists dig up intact graves in ancient Roman city

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Archaeologists dig up intact graves in ancient Roman city Archaeologists are digging up the necropolis of Baelo Claudia, one of the best pr...

Israeli archaeologists uncover 3,000-year-old cistern in Jerusalem

Israeli archaeologists uncover 3,000-year-old cistern in Jerusalem

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A large public water cistern, dating back to the period of the First Temple, was recently discovered in archaeological excavations conducte...

Theater masks found in Ilısu excavations

Theater masks found in Ilısu excavations

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The ongoing excavation works organized by Mardin Museum at Ilısu Dam have revealed very unique pieces, such as two theater play masks from t...

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