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  Abydos Royal Tombs: Skulls Reveal Violent Retainer Deaths | Ancient Origins 05.10.2026 5p

  A forensic study of 46 skulls from Abydos finds fatal head injuries in 39% of cases, reviving the case for retainer sacrifice at Egypt's first royal tombs.
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  Inscription on Ossuary May Name Man Who Helped Carry Jesus’ Cross | Ancient Origins 04.10.2026 4p

  A 2,000-year-old Jerusalem ossuary inscribed "Alexander, son of Simon" may name the son of Simon of Cyrene, the man who carried Jesus' cross.
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  Anglo-Saxon Coins Reveal Rome's Forgotten 'Little England' | Ancient Origins 04.10.2026 5p

  Twenty Anglo-Saxon coins found near the Vatican prove Rome's Schola Saxonum was a thriving English community that used its own currency.
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  AI Decodes 217-Year-Old Napoleon Cipher in Just Six Hours | Ancient Origins 03.10.2026 5p

  AI has decoded a 217-year-old Napoleon cipher — an 1809 coded letter to Marshal Marmont — in six hours, revealing French and Austrian troop positions.
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  Adult Fossil Confirms Homo erectus in Africa 2 Million Years Ago | Ancient Origins 02.10.2026 5p

  A new adult skull fragment from Drimolen in South Africa pushes adult Homo erectus in Africa back to 2 million years ago, long before Dmanisi in Georgia.
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  Babylonian Education Put the Gods in Every Lesson | Ancient Origins 02.10.2026 4p

  Babylonian education wove gods into writing lessons. New research traces divine lists, sacred cities and temple offerings in ancient scribal schools.
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  2,800-year-old Ethiopian Palace Walls Could Have Supported 16 Storeys! | Ancient Origins 02.10.2026 5p

  An ancient Ethiopian palace walls could theoretically support 16 storeys, a new study finds.
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  Naatsit Underwear: Greenland’s Beaded Seal-Fur G-String! | Ancient Origins 01.10.2026 3p

  Explore naatsit underwear, a beaded seal-fur garment from East Greenland that reveals Inuit craftsmanship, indoor dress and Arctic practicality.
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  Ice Age Giant Found Living Alongside Ancient Humans in Chile | Ancient Origins 01.10.2026 4p

  A fractured skull and a remarkably preserved gomphothere skeleton have surfaced at Chile's ancient Tagua Tagua lakeshore. Did its first inhabitants open the skull for food?
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  How Roman Amulets Survived the Rise of Christianity | Ancient Origins 30.09.2026 4p

  Roman amulets endured Christianity's rise. A Leiden study of 300 charms reveals how crosses, scripture and old protective habits coexisted.
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  Is this Impressive Carved Figure in Sudan a Lost Kushite King? | Ancient Origins 30.09.2026 4p

  Is this impressive rock-carved figure a Kushite ruler? A new survey reveals ancient art, a medieval church and centuries of change at the sacred site of Miseeda.
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  Sarmatian Warrior Identified in Reused Burial Mound | Ancient Origins 30.09.2026 4p

  A Sarmatian warrior burial in Ukraine reveals a dagger, food offering and possible Roxolani link inside a reused Bronze Age mound.
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  Earliest Modern Human Face Reconstruction from 315,000-Year-Old Fossils | Ancient Origins 29.09.2026 5p

  Short title: Jebel Irhoud Face A new Jebel Irhoud face imagines an early Homo sapiens, but its 315,000-year-old skull combin
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  Innovative Stone Age Arrows Emerge as Norway's Oldest Ice Disappears | Ancient Origins 28.09.2026 5p

  : A variety of Stone Age arrows are emerging as Norway’s oldest mountain ice melts. Archaeologists recovered 48 arrows and are racing to preserve the fragile finds.
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  Göbekli Tepe Burials Offer Clue to Scattered Human Bones | Ancient Origins 28.09.2026 5p

  Göbekli Tepe burials suggest erosion carried some human bones into its monuments, while carved skulls point to other Neolithic mortuary rites.
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  Lost Roman City Found in Austria Included an 8,000-Seat Amphitheater | Ancient Origins 28.09.2026 4p

  A lost Roman city in Austria had an 8,000-seat arena. New scans reveal its streets, possible name and sudden abandonment around AD 180.
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  Roman Pyramid Tomb in Dakhla Oasis Bears Rare Greek Poem | Ancient Origins 27.09.2026 3p

  A Roman pyramid tomb in Dakhla Oasis has revealed a Greek funeral poem, Egyptian afterlife scenes and clues to life in Roman Egypt.
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  A Crucified King and Mysterious Bones: Whose Remains Were Hidden in the Abba Cave? | Ancient Origins 26.09.2026 4p

  The Abba Cave is best known for being a tomb which contained the remains of a person who is believed by many to have Did the Abba Cave conceal the remains of Hasmonean king Antigonus II? An Aramaic inscription and disputed bones keep the Jerusalem mystery alive.
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  Dr. Michael Scott at the Movies: A Verdict on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey | Ancient Origins 26.09.2026 7p

  Classicist Michael Scott examines Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, exploring Homer, Greek mythology, Penelope, Odysseus, and the film’s modern reinterpretations.
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  Paracas Weapons Point to Darts, Not Bows, in Ancient Peru | Ancient Origins 25.09.2026 4p

  A study of 200 Paracas weapons from Peru finds spearthrower darts, not arrowheads. Why did bows remain absent despite conflict and skilled weapon-making?