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Human sacrifices found in a Bronze Age tomb in Turkey were mostly teenage girls
Once part of ancient Mesopotamia, Başur Höyük is dated to between 3100 and 2800 B.C. Several stone tombs were discovered ...
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Mumbai: BPP, Central govt help revive one-of-a-kind Parsi museum
Supported by Ministry of Culture, Framji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum in Khareghat Colony reopened on Thursday. It offers ...
Archaeologists perplexed to find Bronze Age burial of ritually sacrificed teens
The teenagers’ skeletons were unearthed at the cemetery of Basur Höyük where researchers previously uncovered evidence of ...
Archaeology breakthrough as 4,000-year-old finding gives bleak assessment on 'red tape'
The texts contain cuneiform symbols, an early writing system, and show the red tape of government bureaucracy dates back over ...
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Signs of Human Sacrifices in Bronze Age Tomb Found in Turkey Puzzles Scientists
DNA study of Bronze Age tombs in Turkey reveals teenage human sacrifices, challenging ideas about early Mesopotamian society.
Ritualistic burials of teenagers — 5,000 years old — found in Turkey. Who were they?
Başur Höyük is a site from the early Bronze Age located in Siirt, Turkey, that dates to the late fourth and early third ...
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Archaeologists perplexed to find Bronze Age burial of ritually sacrificed teens
Previous studies have hinted that this period corresponded to the rise of kingship in ancient Mesopotamia as part ... associated beadwork and fragments of textile survive, along with metal ...
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Ritualistic burials of teenagers — 5,000 years old — found in Turkey. Who were they?
5,000-year-old burials in Turkey suggest teens took part in a ritualistic rite of passage, researchers said. Wengrow, et al (2025) Cambridge Archaeological Journal. Throughout human history, the ...
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Lost in Time: The Forgotten Indian Ports That Once Controlled Global Trade
India’s coastline, stretching over 7,500 kilometers, has been a hub of maritime trade for millennia. Long before European colonial powers arrived, Indian ports thrived as bustling centers of commerce, ...
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Origins of world's earliest writing point to symbols on 'seals' used in Mesopotamian trade
Such cylinder seals were used for millennia throughout Mesopotamia, where they were ... writings about the trade of farming produce and textiles. The discovery, which still has skeptics, shows ...