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1,700-year-old church discovered under a lake in Turkey may be the location of the First Council of Nicaea — but other experts disagreeA small church discovered beneath a larger one may have hosted one of the most important meetings in the history of Christianity, but some scholars not involved with the excavation disagree.
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6,000-year-old broken ribs discovered in Syria may be one of the oldest known cases of child abuse in the worldAround 6,000 years ago in Mesopotamia, an infant suffered severe injuries in what might be the Middle East's earliest documented case of child abuse.
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1,200-year-old gold hoard discovered in Saudi Arabia may have been buried by a medieval pilgrimArchaeologists have unearthed a 1,200-year-old hoard of gold, silver and gemstones that was buried along a medieval pilgrimage route in Saudi Arabia.
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Dark message warning enemy to 'learn your lesson' found inscribed on 2,000-year-old sling bullet from ancient Holy LandArchaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old lead bullet in the Holy Land with a darkly sarcastic inscription in Greek.
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Gender ambiguity was a tool of power 4,500 years ago in MesopotamiaOpinion Gender-ambiguous people in ancient Mesopotamia were powerful and important members of society more than four millennia ago.
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'A huge surprise': 1,500-year-old church found next to Zoroastrianism place of worship in IraqA 2,000-year-old palace in the Republic of Georgia and a 1,500-year-old church in Iraq suggest Zoroastrians coexisted with people of other religions.
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Rare 1,300-year-old medallion decorated with menorahs found near Jerusalem's Temple MountAn excavation at the City of David in Jerusalem unearthed a 1,300-year-old medallion decorated with a seven-branched menorah on each side.
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Magdala stone: 2,000-year-old carving from Jerusalem is world's oldest known depiction of a menorahA pilgrim who visited the Second Temple in Jerusalem may have carved their memories into a limestone block for another synagogue.
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12,000-year-old figurine of goose mating with naked woman discovered in IsraelA tiny figurine depicting a goose mounting a woman reveals early evidence of animistic belief in southwest Asia.
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