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US to return 'priceless' 3,500-year-old Epic of Gilgamesh tablet to Iraq 30 years after it was stolenDiscovered in 1853, the Epic of Gilgamesh caused a sensation through its telling of an ark that survived a great flood.
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Mysterious 7,000-year-old stone structures may be part of prehistoric cattle cultSprawling rectangular structures scattered across northwest Arabia and dating back more than 7,000 years may have been part of a prehistoric cattle cult.
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Pet dog buried 6,000 years ago is earliest evidence of its domestication in ArabiaArchaeologists in Saudi Arabia have uncovered bones at a burial site that reveal the domestication of dogs in the area happened much earlier than previously believed.
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Ancient cultic area for warrior-god uncovered in IraqA 5,000-year-old cultic area dedicated to a Mesopotamian warrior god has been discovered in an ancient city in Iraq.
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70,000-year-old Neanderthal remains may be evidence that 'closest human relative' buried its deadThese are the most complete articulated Neanderthal remains to be found in more than 25 years.
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Photos: Squashed skull of 70,000-year-old Neanderthal discovered in caveArchaeologists found the upper body of a Neanderthal who lived about 70,000 years ago.
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Lost Palace of a Once-Mighty Empire Unearthed in IraqThe site was part of the Mittani Empire, a kingdom of the Ancient Near East.
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7 Biblical Artifacts That Will Probably Never Be FoundHere's a look at the biblical artifacts that will likely never turn up, from the Ark of the Covenant to Noah's Ark.
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Code-Name 'Corona': Earliest Spy-Satellite Images Reveal Secrets of Ancient Middle EastImages captured by the United States' first spy satellites have a new audience: scientists.
