Siobhan Ball invites readers on a tour of three sacred waters in the United Kingdom: the Aquae Arnemetiae of Buxton, Aquae Sulis of Bath, and the Red and White Springs of Glastonbury.
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Celtic Brain Surgery Tool Unearthed in Poland
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Archaeologists in Poland have uncovered a rare Celtic trepanation tool, offering the strongest evidence yet that ancient Celtic healers—most likely Druids—practiced skull surgery far beyond their traditional homelands.
Culture
Ancient “Cultic” Space Discovered in the Shadow of the World’s First Metropolis
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Archaeologists in northern Iraq have uncovered a monumental Uruk-period building that may have served as a “cultic space.” The find at Kani Shaie reveals early ritual architecture and deepens understanding of how mountain communities connected to ancient Mesopotamia’s first cities.
Europe
Chilean retiree returns a piece of history to the Acropolis
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Enrico Tosti-Croce’s father took a piece of marble from the Parthenon in the 1930s and brought it with him to Chile. Nearly a century later, Enrico has returned the stone – and discovered it is part of an even older structure.
Europe
A Stunning Wooden Statue of Hercules emerges from “A Well that Stopped Time”
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A rare wooden statue of Hercules has been unearthed beneath Ibiza Town, astonishing archaeologists with its preservation. Sealed for nearly two millennia in a Roman well, the figure, and accompanying seeds and fruit, may reveal how Western Mediterranean landscapes and agriculture evolved over centuries.
Culture
Research on a Stone Age Burial Again Challenges “Man the Hunter” Stereotype
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New research from Latvia’s Zvejnieki cemetery reveals that Stone Age women and children were as likely as men to be buried with stone tools, challenging “Man the Hunter” stereotypes and highlighting shared ritual traditions.