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Innovative Stone Age Arrows Emerge as Norway's Oldest Ice Disappears | Ancient Origins (opens the original)
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: A variety of Stone Age arrows are emerging as Norway’s oldest mountain ice melts. Archaeologists recovered 48 arrows and are racing to preserve the fragile finds.
Göbekli Tepe Burials Offer Clue to Scattered Human Bones | Ancient Origins (opens the original)
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Göbekli Tepe burials suggest erosion carried some human bones into its monuments, while carved skulls point to other Neolithic mortuary rites.
Dr. Michael Scott at the Movies: A Verdict on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey | Ancient Origins (opens the original)
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Classicist Michael Scott examines Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, exploring Homer, Greek mythology, Penelope, Odysseus, and the film’s modern reinterpretations.
Can Science Identify this ‘Cursed’ Highland Skull? | Ancient Origins (opens the original)
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Scientists are testing a 160-year-old Highland skull linked to a medieval clan legend, a deadly feud and a curse on Clan Grant. What will be revealed?
55 Mesoamerican Underworld Scenes Found in Hidalgo, Mexico | Ancient Origins (opens the original)
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Archaeologists have identified 55 scenes across 25 sites in Hidalgo showing travelers approaching a Mesoamerican lord of the underworld. The imagery may even preserve ideas echoed in Otomi healing rituals today.
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