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3 days ago

Samnite burials of children with bronze warrior belts found

Bronze warrior belts discovered in children's graves at a Samnite necropolis in Italy suggest unusual status or ritual significance for these young individuals during the 4th-3rd centuries B.C.
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1 month ago

Lost tomb of mysterious 'cloud people' unearthed after 1,400 years

Archaeologists in Mexico have uncovered a 1,400-year-old tomb in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca that had been lost to history. The stone structure, built by the Zapotec culture, known as Be'ena'a, or 'The Cloud People', is adorned with sculptures, murals and carved symbols that suggest ritual significance. The Zapotec believed their ancestors descended from the clouds and that, in death, their souls returned to the heavens as spirits.
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