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1. Article · Aug 5, 2026 · By Benjamin Leonard

   Gaming Atop Ancient Ruins - Archaeology Magazine (opens the original)

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   Sheep and goats have grazed in the ruins of the ancient city of Ptolemais in northeastern Libya for centuries. According to archaeologist Zosia Kowarska of the University of Warsaw, gaming boards carved into the city’s ruins may have been created by shepherds to pass the time while tending their flocks. She has documented some 120 boards in Ptolemais as part of the Polish Archaeological Mission led by University of Warsaw archaeologist Piotr Jaworski. While most of the boards consist of circular

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2. Article · Aug 5, 2026 · By Benjamin Leonard

   Rituals Inside Sardinia’s Bronze Age Towers - Archaeology Magazine (opens the original)

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   Some 7,000 ancient cone-shaped stone towers called nuraghi dot the island of Sardinia. These structures lend their name to the Nuragic people, who built them between 1700 and 1100 b.c., during the Bronze Age. Scholars question whether Nuragic people used the towers primarily as residences, ritual buildings, gathering places, or defensive structures. A team from the Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape for the Metropolitan City of Cagliari and Provinces of Oristano and South S

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