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Gilgamesh flood tablet: A 2,600-year-old text that's eerily similar to the story of Noah's ArkThe baked clay tablet tells the tale of an epic flood.
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Fairy Chimneys: The stone spires in Turkey that form 'the world's most unusual high-rise neighborhood'Turkey's magical "fairy chimneys" in Cappadocia were carved out of an ancient volcanic landscape over millions of years before humans turned them into hiding dens.
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Neanderthal woman's face brought to life in stunning reconstructionWith her long, brown hair and determined gaze, the new facial reconstruction lets us peek into the world of an archaic human who lived tens of thousands of years ago.
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Humans were living in a lava tube 7,000 years ago on the Arabian PeninsulaAn analysis of a lava tube in Saudi Arabia reveals that humans have lived there for at least 7,000 years.
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4,000-year-old wall found around oasis in Saudi Arabia likely defended 'against raids from nomads'Ancient people in what is now Saudi Arabia built a 9-mile-long wall along the Khaybar Oasis, which still exists today.
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Arabian sand boa: The derpy snake that looks like it's got googly eyes glued to the top of its headArabian sand boas live in deserts on the Arabian Peninsula, where they lie buried in the sand with only their derpy eyes peeking out as they wait for prey.
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Cold War satellite images reveal nearly 400 Roman forts in the Middle EastThe photos, taken in the 1960s and 1970s by the first spy satellites, reveal that the eastern border of the Roman Empire was a place of vibrant trade.
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Violence in the ancient Middle East spiked with the formation of states and empires, battered skulls revealHuman violence in the Middle East has ebbed and flowed since 12000 B.C., with spikes in the Copper and Iron ages and a lull in the Bronze Age, new research finds.
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2nd-century Alexander the Great statue with lion's-mane hairstyle unearthed in TurkeyThe discovery shows the popularity of the ancient ruler hundreds of years after his death.
