Due to its location at the foothills of the Theban mountain, the monuments in this necropolis are extremely vulnerable to flash flooding.
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Evidence of textile workshops demonstrates that girls’ labour was valued enough to be documented in administrative records alongside adult workers.
A ritual and funerary landscape is emerging in northwestern Africa, revealing connections with the Mediterranean, Atlantic and the Saharan regions.
The physical damage caused by their unusual working positions can be seen on the scribes’ skeletons.
It is unusual to find a tomb so intact and so well preserved.
From the trinkets of the tomb to the mummy of the queen herself, the discovery of Cleopatra’s mausoleum could rewrite our understanding of the ancient world.
Promoting and practicing ethical research that includes the people who live in the area today is as important to the archaeological team as learning more about the lives of the ancient inhabitants.
In a Japanese tree burial, cremated remains are placed in the ground and a tree is planted over the ashes to mark the gravesite. Environmental responsibility is part of Buddhism.
The mix-up might be explained by the rush to remove sacred remains to Rome some 1,700 years ago.
As Mosul rebuilds, its history is a reminder that people of many faiths lived in cooperation in the city. In the city was the Tomb of Prophet Jonah, venerated by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike.
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Associate Professor of Art History, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor of Neolithic Archaeology, Cardiff University
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anthropologist / curator, National Museum (Národní muzeum) Prague
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Lecturer, Classics, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Archaeometry, University of Southern Denmark
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Postdoctoral researcher in Egyptology, Charles University
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Professor of Anthropology, Purdue University
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Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Studies, University of Groningen
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Research Associate, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge
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Lecturer in History and Archaeology, Macquarie University
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Research Fellow, The Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden University