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We Now Know What Ancient Roman Religious Rituals Smelled Like: "It's An Invitation To The Gods And It's Also Kind Of A Purification"Pompeii incense burner

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We Now Know What Ancient Roman Religious Rituals Smelled Like: "It's An Invitation To The Gods And It's Also Kind Of A Purification"Pompeii incense burner
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We Now Know What Ancient Roman Religious Rituals Smelled Like: "It's An Invitation To The Gods And It's Also Kind Of A Purification"

clock-iconMarch 30, 2026

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Have We Finally Uncovered The Key To The Eleusinian Mysteries, The Most Fiercely Guarded Secret Of Ancient Greece?Remains of the ancient temple at Eleusis

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Have We Finally Uncovered The Key To The Eleusinian Mysteries, The Most Fiercely Guarded Secret Of Ancient Greece?Remains of the ancient temple at Eleusis
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Have We Finally Uncovered The Key To The Eleusinian Mysteries, The Most Fiercely Guarded Secret Of Ancient Greece?

clock-iconFebruary 16, 2026
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Did Neanderthals Have Religion?Cave dwellers gathered around a campfire

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Did Neanderthals Have Religion?Cave dwellers gathered around a campfire
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Did Neanderthals Have Religion?

clock-iconFebruary 11, 2026
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The Earliest Winter Solstice Rituals Go All The Way Back To The Stone AgeStonehenge on the solstice

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The Earliest Winter Solstice Rituals Go All The Way Back To The Stone AgeStonehenge on the solstice
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The Earliest Winter Solstice Rituals Go All The Way Back To The Stone Age

clock-iconDecember 19, 2025
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Humans Were Buzzing On Psychoactive Betel Nuts 4,000 Years AgoBetel nut

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Humans Were Buzzing On Psychoactive Betel Nuts 4,000 Years AgoBetel nut
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Humans Were Buzzing On Psychoactive Betel Nuts 4,000 Years Ago

clock-iconJuly 31, 2025
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Spotted Coins Hammered Into A Tree Trunk? It’s A Centuries-Old Traditioncoins hammered into the trunk of an old tree

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Spotted Coins Hammered Into A Tree Trunk? It’s A Centuries-Old Traditioncoins hammered into the trunk of an old tree
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Spotted Coins Hammered Into A Tree Trunk? It’s A Centuries-Old Tradition

clock-iconJuly 30, 2024

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Why Are There So Many Padlocks Attached To Bridges?love lock bridge in paris with lots of padlocks attached to the fence

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Why Are There So Many Padlocks Attached To Bridges?love lock bridge in paris with lots of padlocks attached to the fence
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Why Are There So Many Padlocks Attached To Bridges?

clock-iconJuly 23, 2024
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World’s Oldest Example Of A Continuously Practiced Ritual Discovered In Australian CaveGunaiKurnai Elder Uncle Russell Mullett and Monash University's Professor Bruno David in Cloggs cave where evidence of the oldest continuously practiced ritual in the world has been found.

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World’s Oldest Example Of A Continuously Practiced Ritual Discovered In Australian CaveGunaiKurnai Elder Uncle Russell Mullett and Monash University's Professor Bruno David in Cloggs cave where evidence of the oldest continuously practiced ritual in the world has been found.
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World’s Oldest Example Of A Continuously Practiced Ritual Discovered In Australian Cave

clock-iconJuly 1, 2024
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What Actually Happens At Stonehenge During The Summer Solstice?An image of Stonehenge in full sunshine. The circle of stones os clearly visible

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What Actually Happens At Stonehenge During The Summer Solstice?An image of Stonehenge in full sunshine. The circle of stones os clearly visible
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What Actually Happens At Stonehenge During The Summer Solstice?

clock-iconJune 20, 2024
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Neolithic "Plastered Skulls" Found Across The Middle East And We Don't Know WhyJericho skull

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Neolithic "Plastered Skulls" Found Across The Middle East And We Don't Know WhyJericho skull
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Neolithic "Plastered Skulls" Found Across The Middle East And We Don't Know Why

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Dozens Of Statues Were Buried In A Mud Bath For 2,300 Years, Preserving Them PerfectlyA statue of Hygieia, goddess of hygiene

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Dozens Of Statues Were Buried In A Mud Bath For 2,300 Years, Preserving Them PerfectlyA statue of Hygieia, goddess of hygiene
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Dozens Of Statues Were Buried In A Mud Bath For 2,300 Years, Preserving Them Perfectly

clock-iconNovember 20, 2023
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Why Are People Burning Sage?Hand holding a bundle of burning sage

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Why Are People Burning Sage?Hand holding a bundle of burning sage
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Why Are People Burning Sage?

clock-iconOctober 31, 2023
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Pre-Inca Warriors Recognized Each Other By Their Artificially Deformed SkullsTiwanaku elongated skull

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Pre-Inca Warriors Recognized Each Other By Their Artificially Deformed SkullsTiwanaku elongated skull
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Pre-Inca Warriors Recognized Each Other By Their Artificially Deformed Skulls

clock-iconOctober 17, 2023
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The Utroba "Womb" Cave In Bulgaria Was Likely A Thracian Ritual Sitean opening to utroba cave

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The Utroba "Womb" Cave In Bulgaria Was Likely A Thracian Ritual Sitean opening to utroba cave
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The Utroba "Womb" Cave In Bulgaria Was Likely A Thracian Ritual Site

clock-iconSeptember 28, 2023
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Pre-Incan Dancefloor That Sounded Like Thunder Was Used For Worshiping Lightning Godlightning against purple and orange cloudy sky

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Pre-Incan Dancefloor That Sounded Like Thunder Was Used For Worshiping Lightning Godlightning against purple and orange cloudy sky
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Pre-Incan Dancefloor That Sounded Like Thunder Was Used For Worshiping Lightning God

clock-iconAugust 24, 2023
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