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The Balıklıgöl basin, located today in the centre of modern Sanliurfa in Turkiye, was once the centre of Edessa, capitol of the Kingdom of Osroene, which declared its independence in 132 BC from the Seleucid Empire Read more Section: News Premium Preview Read Later Source
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Cahuachi Necropolis, Sacred Burial Ground of the Nazca
December 13th, 2022 
Awake Goy We can learn a lot about a civilization from how it treated its dead. The Nazca of Peru, for example, often carried their dead to Cahuachi, an important religious center, to be buried. Read more Section: News Ancient Places Americas History Ancient Traditions Read Later Source
Impressive Tomb of Royal Scribe Unveiled at Saqqara Necropolis
November 2nd, 2021 Awake Goy Saqqara, an ancient Egyptian village in the Giza area, renowned for its massive burial ground of Egyptian pharaohs, served as the royal necropolis for the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis. Since excavations began in the 1970s, it has become increasingly important for its pivotal role in the reconstruction of Egypt’s glorious ancient history, as well […]
Necropolis in Turkey Reveals the Iron Age Burial Customs of the Urartu
September 24th, 2021 Awake Goy Excavations that started over five years ago at a Urartian necropolis at Çavuştepe Castle in eastern Turkey (ancient Anatolia) have revealed a multiplicity of burial customs among the Iron Age Urartu people (9th century BC-6th century BC). Headed by Professor Rafet Çavuşoğlu of Van Province’s Yüzüncü Yıl University’s (YYÜ) Archaeology Department, the 25-member team consists […]
Tierradentro Hypogea, Colombia’s Mysterious Underground Necropolis
August 27th, 2021 Awake Goy Tierradentro is a national archaeological park in Colombia. Within the Tierradentro Park are structures known as hypogea as well as stone statues. This unique South American site gives visitors a glance into Colombia’s mysterious ancient past. Hypogea are defined as any structure built underground, but more commonly they are known as ancient tombs or temples, […]
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No Comments »Ancient Necropolis Found Hidden in 17th Century Croatian Palace Garden
June 21st, 2021 Awake Goy An ancient necropolis dating to the 4th and 5th centuries AD has been discovered at a 17th-century palace on the idyllic Croatian island of Hvar. This Hvar necropolis is being called “the most important ever” in the island’s thousands of years of inhabitation. Located in the Adriatic Sea , Hvar is best known today as a […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: ancient, century, croatian, found, hidden, necropolis, palace No Comments »Skeletons in Giant Jars Unearthed at Corsica Necropolis
April 13th, 2021 Awake Goy French archaeologists digging in the commune of Île-Rousse on the Mediterranean island of Corsica have unearthed more than 40 tombs that have been dated to the mid-first millennium AD. The skeletal remains of these individuals were interred in an ancient Corsica necropolis located right behind the town’s parish church. The exploratory excavations that led to […]
Unique Late Scythian Necropolis Tells of Demise and Transition
February 10th, 2021 Awake Goy Russian archaeologists have spent the last several months thoroughly exploring an ancient Scythian necropolis discovered in 2018 in southwestern Crimea, near Sevastopol. This Scythian necropolis, which has been dubbed Kiel-Dere 1, has been dated to the Late Scythian period (approximately 200 BC to 375 AD). This was the time when the last remnants of the […]
Vatican City’s Necropolis Shows How Roman Non-Elites Lived and Died
February 5th, 2021 Awake Goy Beneath Vatican City, excavations of a Roman era necropolis have revealed fascinating details about Roman burial rituals and funerary practices from the first through to the early fourth centuries AD. Archaeological work in the Santa Rosa necropolis, or Necropolis of the Via Triumphalis , has been going on since 2009, and so far approximately 250 […]
The Pskov-Caves Monastery and its 10,000 Monk Necropolis
December 15th, 2020 Awake Goy The Pskov-Caves Monastery is a Russian Orthodox monastery located in the town of Pechory, in the northwestern part of Russia. The monastery was established during the 15th century AD and is well-known for a number of reasons. For a start, it is an important spiritual center for the Russian Orthodox Church. Additionally, it served a military […]
Recent Dig Unearths Eight Tombs at Ancient Elis Necropolis
December 2nd, 2020 Awake Goy Archaeologists in Greece have unearthed eight tombs near the ancient city of Elis. The latest burials unearthed in the Elis necropolis, these burials are helping researchers to better understand the ancient city, which once controlled the holy site of Olympia and managed the Olympic Games . The tombs were found in Ilia on the Peloponnese […]
Burial Statues Add to Death Treasures Unearthed in Saqqara Necropolis
November 15th, 2020 Awake Goy The Saqqara royal burial necropolis south of Cairo, Egypt, is perhaps 2020’s most revealing ancient site. It seems that every month new treasures are presented from this deeply-sacred burial complex. Now, Egyptian antiquities officials have announced the discovery of a collection of around 40 gilded burial statues to add to the trove of the site’s […]
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