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Sacred hares, banished winter witches and pagan worship – the roots of Easter Bunny traditions are ancient
The Conversation explores the origins of the long and interesting journey the Easter Bunny has taken from European prehistory ...
Mysterious altar found in ancient Mayan city contains bodies – and wasn’t made by the Maya
Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and ...
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Student’s Gut Feeling Leads to 3,700-Year-Old Ritual Discovery in a Forest
A quiet forest in central England has yielded a monumental archaeological surprise: a 3,700-year-old ritual site concealed ...
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Ritualistic burials of teenagers — 5,000 years old — found in Turkey. Who were they?
Ancient communities of equals have seen the ... from biologically unrelated groups to carry out a very extreme form of ritual.” However, why they were sacrificed is still a mystery.