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Why Were These Teenagers Chosen as Human Sacrifices at an Ancient Mesopotamian Cemetery?
Researchers previously assumed that some of the graves at the site were royal burials. A new study presents a different ...
Toddler finds nearly 4,000-year-old Egyptian scarab amulet while vacationing in Israel
Ziv Nitzan, a 3½-year-old girl, found a 3,800-year-old scarab amulet during a trip to Tel Azeka, near Beit Shemesh, in Israel.
‘It Had Teeth’: A 3-Year-Old Discovers Ancient Treasure in Israel
While on a hike with her family, a child stumbled across a 3,800-year-old Egyptian amulet. It will go on display in an ...
Ancient DNA sheds light on origins of 7,000-year-old Saharan mummies
Genomes sequenced from 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara have revealed a previously unknown population that inhabited the ...
A 3-Year-Old Was Taking a Family Walk—and Picked Up an Amazing 3,800-Year-Old Amulet
A 3-year-old girl on a family walk picked up an interesting-looking pebble that turned out to be a 3,800-year-old amulet. The Canaanite scarab amulet, which dates to the Middle Bronze Age, was ...