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January 22, 2020

Met police and British Museum help Afghans recover looted ancient masterpiece

30 years after it was looted from the National Museum of Afghanistan, a sculpture from Surkh Kotal, has been found and will be returned. Read how the Art Loss Register discovered it!

Surkh Kotal temple sculpture was discovered on a UK auctioneer’s website

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January 19, 2020

Italian Archaeologists Make 'extraordinary Discovery' At Assyrian Site in Iraq

Italian archaeologists have uncovered a significant find in Kurdistan of an bas relief frieze, 705-720 BCE, of an Assyrian ruler in the presence of divinity. There is a nice photo essay.

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January 16, 2020

After the Notre Dame fire, scientists get a glimpse of the cathedral’s origins

This is a well documented article about what scientists are learning from examining Notre-Dame de Paris...looking at the condition of remaining stones, the age of the timbers in the roof and the lead contamination from the fire. Read more below:

Researchers will tackle the scientific questions behind rebuilding Notre Dame, and learn more about its history.

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January 11, 2020

Tallahassee's Lost Cemetery Was Likely For Enslaved People. How Many Others Are Undiscovered?

Ground penetrating radar has discovered graves of 40 enslaved people in Tallahassee, Florida.

Across Florida, long-forgotten cemeteries are being rediscovered, in some cases centuries after being lost to development. One was recently found in

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January 8, 2020

Returning home: Sacred artifacts held by SIU Carbondale reburied with Hopi, Navajo ancestors

Southern Illinois University repatriates Navajo and Hopi Remains a practice we wish more universities would follow!

CARBONDALE — In the spiritual tradition of the Hopi Tribe, which, along with its Puebloan ancestors, has populated the American Southwest for centuries, death is the beginning of two journeys,

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January 7, 2020

22 stunning images of Iran's cultural UNESCO World Heritage sites

We support the preservation of sacred sites around the world. View a list of all the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Iran - many of which are sacred.

In Iran, there are two dozen UNESCO World Heritage Sites, 22 of them cultural ones. Here's a look at some of the religious, economic and social sites.

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January 6, 2020

For First Nations people the bushfires bring a particular grief, burning what makes us who we are | Lorena Allam

Read about the Australian fires impact on First Nations people.

Our memories, our sacred places, we are losing what forever connects us to a place in the landscape. But we can help

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December 29, 2019

A 43,900-year-old cave painting is the oldest story ever recorded

43,900-year-old rock art on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, may embody symbols and myths that factor into the development of spiritual beliefs. Be sure to see the slide show!

Archaeologists say it might also contain the oldest known religious images.

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December 23, 2019

Winter Solstice at Stonehenge. Photo by Mike Peel - mikepeel.net.

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December 21, 2019

‘Yule’: A Jolly Term Coined for a Pagan Festival

Learn how the word "Yule", referring to a pagan word used at the Solstice crept into the English language!

When the celebration of Christ’s birth supplanted medieval winter festivities, some of the old words came along

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