Middle East
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7,000-year-old animal bones, human remains found in enigmatic stone structure in ArabiaResearchers have discovered human bones and animal remains dating to around 7,000 years ago in Arabian stone structures known as mustatils.
By Owen Jarus Published
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8,000-year-old rock carvings in Arabia may be world's oldest megastructure blueprintsAround 8,000 years ago, Middle Eastern hunters carved to-scale plans of their 'desert kite' traps onto rocks.
By Kristina Killgrove Published
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Ancient Roman camps from secret military mission spotted using Google EarthAn archaeologist using Google Earth has spotted the traces of three Roman military camps in the southern Jordanian desert, prompting a rethink of the region's history.
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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7,000-year-old cult site in Saudi Arabia was filled with human remains and animal bonesAnimal and human remains were excavated from a mustatil, an ancient desert monument believed to have been used for ritual practices in Saudi Arabia.
By Ben Turner Published
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4,500-year-old Sumerian temple dedicated to mighty thunder god discovered in IraqArchaeologists have unearthed the remains of a 4,500-year-old Sumerian temple at the heart of the ancient city of Girsu, in southeastern Iraq.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Meet Hinat, a Nabataean woman who lived 2,000 years ago in what is now Saudi ArabiaFor the first time ever, researchers have created a facial approximation of a woman from the Nabataean civilization.
By Jennifer Nalewicki Published
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Cryptic lost Canaanite language decoded on 'Rosetta Stone'-like tabletsTwo ancient clay tablets from Iraq contain details of a "lost" Canaanite language.
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq damaged by Islamic State groupThe ancient marble reliefs chiseled into Mashki Gate date back to the Assyrian empire.
By Jennifer Nalewicki Published
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1,600-year-old mosaic of Hercules and Neptune's 40 mistresses unearthed in war-torn SyriaArchaeologists in Syria have discovered a stunning mosaic featuring depictions of the Trojan War, Hercules and Neptune dating to the fourth century A.D.
By Laura Geggel Published
