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DISRUPTED GRAVES, FRAYED FEASTS: MONGOLIAN BURIAL MOUNDS REWRITE HISTORY

New studies on Mongolian khirigsuurs reveal why ancient horse remains are missing and how Bronze Age genetic data changes our history of nomadic groups.

#archaeology, #mongolia, #bronzeage, #historynews, #ancientrituals

https://newsletter.tf/mongolian-burial-mound-research-updates/

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Archaeologists in Mongolia are finding that ancient burial mounds contain only horse skulls, not full skeletons. This suggests rituals were different than the mass feasts experts previously thought.

#archaeology, #mongolia, #bronzeage, #historynews, #ancientrituals
https://newsletter.tf/mongolian-burial-mound-research-updates/

New Mongolian Burial Mound Research Reveals Ancient Horse Rituals and Bronze Age Population Shifts

New studies on Mongolian khirigsuurs reveal why ancient horse remains are missing and how Bronze Age genetic data changes our history of nomadic groups.

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Ancient Origins Mar 9

Duk Duk: Tolai secret society, possessed by spirits, judge/executioner, cone masks, 5 ritual grades, colonial ban — now just tourist dance. Ancient power or myth?
#DukDuk #TolaiMystery #SecretSociety #PapuaNewGuinea #AncientRituals
Reed more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/duk-duk-0011511

Premium Travel Dreamer Mar 6

Fun fact about Chichen Itza Cenote. The Sacred Cenote was a site for human sacrifices, as offerings were made to the rain god, Chaac. #MayanMystery #AncientRituals #traveltimes Image Credit:@tonamol on instagram

Ancient Origins Jan 27

The Assyrian cone wasn’t decorative — it was a ritual sprinkler, dipping into sacred water to cleanse, bless, protect and confer divine favor on kings and sacred objects.
#AncientRituals #Apkallu #Mesopotamia #SacredWater #Storytelling #DidYouKnow #HistoryFacts #DocumentaryShort #WeirdHistory
Read more: https://www.ancientoriginsunleashed.com/p/banduddu-solving-the-mystery-of-the

Gravitas Jan 23

The Musician Who's Fighting to Preserve an Ancient Culture

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/bRCKEAob3xCiUbcR9C2W9M

The Musician Who's Fighting to Preserve an Ancient Culture

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Archaeology News

Jan 6

2,000-year-old ritual bath (mikveh) discovered beneath Jerusalem’s Western Wall reveals daily life before the Roman destruction

A well-preserved ritual purification bath, also known as a mikveh, which dates to the final years of the Second Temple period, was uncovered in archaeological excavations beneath the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/12/mikveh-discovered-beneath-jerusalem-s-western-wall/

#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #mikveh #ancientrituals