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 Overview of some skulls available for study.

Ancient Egyptian baboons had a surprising diet - study

Broken statues are seen at the Israel Museum on October 5, 2023

Jerusalem court acquits man who smashed 'blasphemous' statues at Israel Museum

By YOAV ETIEL , SHLOMI WELLER / WALLA!
 Baboons were often used as ritual offerings in ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptian baboon mummy hints at existence of lost mythical city

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Painting from the tomb of Nebamun show the New Kingdom period accountant Nebamun hunting birds in the marshes of Egypt.

What would Cleopatra and Augustus look like today? Check it out

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 Floor mosaic from the ancient synagogue in Gaza

IDF soldiers pray in ancient 6th century Gaza synagogue for first time in decades

 Detail of Stone Age depictions of human footprints and animal tracks in Doro Nawas mountains, Namibia.

Stone age artists carved detailed human and animal rock art in Namibia

 An illustrative image of the discovery of Greenland by the Vikings.

Viking trade stretched over to the Arctic - study

 Ancient site of Dadan at Al-'Ula, June 1, 2021.

7,000-year-old animal and human remains found in Saudi Arabian stone structures

 View of the Hippos archaeological site at Sussita National Park in the Golan Heights, overlooking the Sea of Galilee, August 1, 2022.

Israeli teen finds 1,700-year-old bronze ring in ruins of Greek city

 Cretaceous carnivorous mammal Repenomamus robustus attacking the plant-eating dinosaur Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis

How the extinction of larger animals drove humans to become smarter - study

 Four ancient swords found preserved in Israel's Ein Gedi Nature Reserve

Israel unearths ancient Roman swords, javelin stolen by Jewish rebels

 Aerial view showing stone-covered plaza scheduled for future excavation to access the passageway with the corbelled vault, Tel Shimron.

Archaeologists uncover 3,800-year-old vaulted passageway in Jezreel Valley

 The archaeological site of the Phanagoria synagogue.

Second Temple era synagogue discovered in Russia

The ancient gate at Tel Erani.

Israeli archeologists find 'most ancient gate' discovered in Holy Land

 Handaxes from Gesher Benot Ya'aqov tested geochemically. Arrows indicate the striking of flakes sampled

New tech reveals ancient Israelis were 'highly capable' and resourceful