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Archaeologists discover tomb of Fifth Dynasty prince Weser Khaf Ra at Saqqara necropolis.

Archaeologists discover tomb of Fifth Dynasty prince Weser Khaf Ra at Saqqara necropolis

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Ancient mass grave with battle-wounded skeletons discovered in Peru.

Ancient mass grave with battle-wounded skeletons discovered in Peru

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Tomb of Egyptian general linked to Ramses III found at Tell el-Maschuta.

Inscription of Pharaoh Ramses III discovered in southern Jordan

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Geological evidence links Late Antique Little Ice Age to fall of Roman Empire.

Geological evidence links Late Antique Little Ice Age to fall of Roman Empire

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Ancient Ptolemaic statue returns to Libya after decades.

Ancient Ptolemaic statue returns to Libya after decades

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Penitents place a statue of Jesus Christ on top of a float during the Palm Sunday procession of the "Estudiantes" brotherhood in Oviedo, northern Spain

Who killed Jesus? It wasn’t the Jews, writes a scholar of Roman law

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA

Chris Tomlin and Ben Fielding revive 'First Hymn' found in desert sands.

Chris Tomlin and Ben Fielding revive 'First Hymn' found in desert sands

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Mass spectrometry identifies mysterious jawbone as Male Denisovan, rewriting prehistory.

Mass spectrometry identifies mysterious jawbone as Male Denisovan, rewriting prehistory

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From strategic port to archaeological gem: Lefkada's ancient theater emerges.

From strategic port to archaeological gem: Lefkada's ancient theater emerges

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Southern wall of the Temple Mount. Archaeological Park in the old city of Jerusalem.

A rise in exotic goods: When Jeruslaem was an Assyrian Vassal

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Malta’s coastline.

Hunter-Gatherers crossed 100 km of open sea to settle ancient Malta

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How foragers built great fires when the Ice Age was at its coldest. Illustration.

How foragers built great fires when the Ice Age was at its coldest

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Cistercian monks unknowingly used Viking-traded sealskin for book covers.

Cistercian monks unknowingly used Viking-traded sealskin for book covers

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Teotihuacan altar found in Tikal, highlighting ancient ties with Maya.

Teotihuacan altar found in Tikal, highlighting ancient ties with Maya

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DNA tests solve 3,300-year-old mystery of Tutankhamun's death.

DNA tests solve 3,300-year-old mystery of Tutankhamun's death

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Wreckage of WWII bomber Baltimore FW282 found in Aegean Sea after 80 years.

Wreckage of WWII bomber Baltimore FW282 found in Aegean Sea after 80 years

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Greece plans world's first Alexander the Great theme park near Amphipolis.

Greece plans world's first Alexander the Great theme park near Amphipolis

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One of the entrance gate of ancient city of iznik (nicaea) made of red brick stones.

Tourists find Ottoman-era tombstone embedded near Roman-era aqueduct in İznik

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