The Secrets of an Ancient Death Ritual May Be Hidden in the Tomb of King Tut
The discovery of artifacts near the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun may be the oldest known evidence of a ritual known as the ...
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Ancient Egyptians drank a heady mix of alcohol, bodily fluids and hallucinogens during rituals, scientists say
Barrett was not involved in the new study. “Inebriation played an important ritual role in some ancient Egyptian festivals, especially festivals associated with the flooding of the Nile ...
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Archaeologists Unearth Oldest Jewish Ritual Bath Found in Europe
Instead, the archaeologists — budding and not — last summer uncovered what may be the oldest existing example in the ancient Roman world of a mikvah, a Jewish ritual bath. They have ...
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Discovery of ritual bath sheds light on Jewish life in ancient Rome
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Rare frescoes unearthed in Pompeii shed light on ancient rituals
presenting vivid imagery of the initiation rites for followers of Dionysus — the ancient Greek god of wine, fertility, theater, and religious ecstasy. The initiation rituals, known as the Mysteries of ...