Europe
Sacred Fire: Beltane’s Indo-European Roots and Multicultural Connections
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Elyse Welles surveys ancient antecedents of Beltane celebrations from across the cultures descended from the Indo-Europeans.
Europe
Investigating the evidence for ancient Celtic tattooing
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SianLuc Heart discusses the possible sources and scholarship for an ancient Celtic practicing of tattooing.
Arts & Culture
“We are children of the Sun”: new exhibit honors Mexica Coyolxāuhqui stone
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A new exhibit in Mexico City honors the discovery of the stunning Coyolxāuhqui Stone, which tells the myth of the Mexica goddess of the moon.
Europe
Earliest known runic inscription of Odin found on amulet in Danish gold hoard
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Danish runologists have interpreted a bracteate from the Vindelev Hoard as the oldest known inscription that mentions the god Odin.
Middle East
Archeologists announce discovery of 4,500 year-old Temple to Ninĝirsu
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A temple to the Sumerian god, Ninĝirsu has been uncovered in the ancient city of Girsu in Iraq.