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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.
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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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