Europe
“Things didn’t change overnight” – New research shows Rome wasn’t converted in a day
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New archeological research shows that Rome’s conversion to Christianity was a more gradual process.
Culture
Castle Rock reveals an ancient Native American calendar
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Researchers and Trible members work in tandem to piece together the story of a newly found ancient Native American Calendar.
Africa
Excavations uncover new images of Isis-Aphrodite and Harpocrates
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Two recent excavations in Egypt have uncovered new terracotta figures of several Egyptian deities, including Isis, Isis-Aphrodite, and Harpocrates, the god of silence.
News
1400 year old ‘temple’ discovery near Sutton Hoo
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A multi-year archaeological project funded by the UK National Lottery has revealed a possible Anglo-Saxon temple site near Sutton Hoo.
Arts & Culture
Archeologists uncover an 18 tonne lammasu – for the second time
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Archeologists have uncovered a 2700 year old state of a lammasu, an Assyrian guardian deity, near modern Mosul, Iraq. But the story of how an artifact known to scholars since the 1800s was finally excavated shows how archeology and heritage must contend with war, looting, and political turmoil.