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Study Suggests Neolithic women in Europe were tied up and buried alive in ritual sacrifices
A recent study has unveiled a disturbing trend of sacrificial murders spanning over 2,000 years. The research delves into the horrible tradition of “incaprettamento” — a method of murder involving tying victims’ necks to their legs behind their backs, effectively causing them to strangle themselves...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/04/neolithic-women-in-europe-buried-alive-in-ritual-sacrifices/
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Study Suggests Neolithic women in Europe were tied up and buried alive in ritual sacrifices
A study has unveiled a disturbing trend of sacrificial murders spanning over 2000 years. The study delves into the tradition of "incaprettamento"Dario Radley (Archaeology News Online Magazine)
Remains of a triconch room in a 4th cent. Roman villa in Patti Marina, #Sicily. The room is comprised of three curved apses and a mosaic floor decorated with geometric patterns and animals.
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Triconch Room (Patti Marina, Italy)
During construction of a major highway on the northern coast of Sicily in 1970s, the remains of a fourth century C.E. Roman villa were found in the town of Patti Marina, which is about 45 miles from Messina.Flickr
Fascinating world of ancient #glass: A stunning #Roman colour band mosaic glass unguentarium. Such vessels were used to hold oil or perfume.
On display at Pompejanum Aschaffenburg, dating to the 1st century AD.
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Archaeologists uncover circular building with six towers from the 6th century BCE in Khorasan, Iran
Archaeologists conducting excavations in South Khorasan, Iran, have unearthed a remarkable structure dating back to the 6th century BCE. The site, named Tappe Takhchar-Abad, features an extraordinary almost circular adobe building with six solid towers.
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/04/circular-building-with-six-towers-from-the-6th-century-bce-in-khorasan/
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Archaeologists uncover circular building with six towers from the 6th century BCE in Khorasan, Iran
Archaeologists have unearthed a remarkable structure dating back to the 6th century BCE in Tappe Takhchar-Abad in South Khorasan, Iran,Dario Radley (Archaeology News Online Magazine)
Helping out on Mattias Pettersson's new-found Middle Mesolithic seal hunting site on a hilltop in the forest near Åkers Styckebruk. Knapped quartz!
Mass grave of plague victims discovered in Nuremberg may be largest ever found in Europe
Archaeologists conducting excavations in Nuremberg, Germany, have unearthed what may be the largest mass burial site of plague victims ever found in Europe...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/03/mass-grave-of-plague-victims-discovered-in-nuremberg/
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Mass grave of plague victims discovered in Nuremberg may be largest ever found in Europe
Archaeologists excavating in Nuremberg, Germany, have unearthed what may be the largest mass burial site of plague victims ever found in Europe.Dario Radley (Archaeology News Online Magazine)
