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The best Ancient Origins articles for this week. Enjoy! [View web version]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( 25 Ancient Gold-Filled Warrior Tombs Discovered in Spain Archaeologists excavating in Spain have discovered 25 tombs of suspected warrior aristocrats containing hoards of artifacts and gold . The tombs date back around 2,600 years and hundreds of relics have been recovered, along with over 400 animal bones, suggesting that animal sacrifice was part of the funerary rites. The Iberian Peninsula, which today comprises Spain, Portugal, Andorra, small areas of France, and Gibraltar, was first populated with hominins about 1.2 million years ago and this timeworn territory is said to have hosted the controversial last... [Read more...]( Two Intact Chamber Tombs Dating Back 3,300 Years Unearthed in Greece --------------------------------------------------------------- Two large chamber tombs dated to around 1300 BC have been found in an important Mycenaean-era burial ground in Greece. Previously discovered tombs in the area were extensively looted, but these two are completely intact, offering exciting new insights into the culture... [Read more...]( Identity of 1000-Year-Old Warrior Corrupted by Nazi and Soviet Spin Doctors --------------------------------------------------------------- Facts are finally dislodging almost 100 years of lies and misinterpretations pertaining to a mysterious 1000-year-old warrior’s skeleton unearthed at Prague Castle in Czechoslovakia. The remains of the man were discovered in the 1920s with ‘unusual weapons... [Read more...]( Suggested Weekly Video [AFRICAN GOLD | The story of Mansa Musa, the Richest Man In History]( SARGON OF AKKAD: The Rise and Fall of An Empire Hilda, A 2000-Year-Old Scottish Female Druid, Rises From The Grave A Scottish student using a rare Celtic female druid’s skull has recreated her head and face in a 3D wax model. The toothless old woman from Stornoway, known as ‘Hilda', is believed to have lived on the west coast Scottish island of Stornoway and it is thought that she was in excess of 60-years-old when she died. Hilda lived in the Iron Age and a report on the University of Dundee website explains that the skull has been brought back to life by Karen Fleming, a MSc Forensic Art and Facial Identification student at the University of Dundee. According to an article... [Read more...]( Hellenistic Elite Found Buried on a Bronze Bed with Gold in Her Mouth --------------------------------------------------------------- Ancient tombs are fascinating finds, especially when they’re intact. They can provide us with clues on how a person died, social status, burial styles, and funerary rites. The last of these is perhaps the most exciting because it can provide a wealth of knowledge about how our ancestors viewed life and death and what may lay beyond... [Read more...]( Maya Sacrificial Victims Were Likely Young, Foreign and Skinned Alive --------------------------------------------------------------- Scientists in Mexico have been studying tooth enamel from the skulls of 1,000-year-old Maya human sacrificial victims from the gloomy depths of a sacred cenote (sink hole). The new study was published in July, in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology Magazine, by Dr. T. Douglas... [Read more...]( Seductress’ Cave of Depravity from Homer’s Odyssey Found? Italy's Mount Circeo or Cape Circeo is located about 60 miles (97 km) south of Rome and this promontory marks the southwestern limit of the former Pontine Marshes. This famous geological feature is named after a goddess called Circe whom the Ancient Greek writer Homer described as a temptress with the power to transform men into pigs. Deep within this mountain peninsula, scientists might have discovered her grotto along the torn coastline. The mythological Circe featured in Homer’s epic poem ‘ Odyssey’ and this sexually charged enchantress was fathered by the god Helios, with her mother being either the... [Read more...]( Ancient Pyramid Cities of Peru: A Catalogue of Swift Decline --------------------------------------------------------------- From 2600 BC to 1533, the legacy of the Peruvian region has revealed no end of epic tales of power, growth, unification, and demise. This is shown by the myriad of deserted pyramid cities that dot the landscape. But what if there was more to the stories? What if there was an unmentioned reason... [Read more...]( Local Historians To Rebuild A 2000-year-old Romano-Celtic Temple --------------------------------------------------------------- A group of local history enthusiasts in Britain have announced an amazing project. They have secured permission to rebuild a 2000-year-old Romano- Celtic temple. The remains of the place of worship were going to be buried beneath a construction site, but the historians have saved them from destruction... [Read more...]( 2,500-Year-Old Smashed Jewel Found at Site of Babylonian Destruction of Jerusalem Archaeologists working at Mount Zion in Jerusalem have unearthed a rare, gold and silver jewel and a Scythian arrowhead in a layer of ash that dates to the Babylonian destruction of the city (587 BC). In the 6th-century BC, the armies of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and the Kingdom of Judah. They tore down the city walls, burned the temples, and ran down every person who tried to escape. The few survivors were dragged out of their homeland and forced to live in Babylon. Their conquests were brutal. Nebuchadnezzar II , the Babylonian King, completely devastated the cities he conquered... [Read more...]( You Might Like [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Copyright 2019 Ancient Origins - Stella Novus Limited, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to our newsletter list. If you do not wish to receive our newsletter emails in the future, please unsubscribe here. Stella Novus Limited | 6 Abbey Business Park | Baldoyle Industrial Estate | Dublin 13 | D13 N738 | Ireland | +353 876 087 916 [Unsubscribe here](