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How Archaeologists Discovered Europe’s Oldest-Known Book, Revealing Never-Before-Seen Insights Into Ancient Religion and Philosophy
Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact ...
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In first, researchers find where Jerusalemites prayed before Temple became only game in town
Archaeologists say unique City of David structure, which contains a standing stone, altar and other facilities, was abandoned ...
'Promised Land': How The Biblical Idea Of Greater Israel Fuels Conflict
The call of Eretz Israel, the biblical ‘promised land’, is one that both the secularists and the religious Zionists of Israel ...
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Biblical-era worship site found in Jerusalem's City of David
A unique structure uncovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority on the eastern slope of the City of David in Jerusalem was revealed. (Video: Credit: Asaf Peri and Emil Aladjem, City of David and the ...
Perspective: A frustrated reader visits America’s oldest bookshop
James Woods has lost his Pacific Palisades home in the Southern California fires that continue to devastate parts of Los ...