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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.
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Mysterious and 'beautifully carved' life-size camel carvings discovered in Saudi Arabian desertLife-size carvings of camels have been found in the Saudi Arabian desert, but archaeologists aren't sure who created them and when.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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