Archaeologists uncover 7th-century pagan cult site with gold and silver offerings
Archaeologists in the Netherlands uncovered a rare 7th-century open-air cult site near the hamlet of Hezingen. The discovery ...
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Researchers Find Evidence of an Ancient Structure Used for Rituals and Cult Practices During First Temple Period
Archaeologists have unearthed an almost three-millennium-old stone structure in Israel that possibly was used for cultic practices and sacrifice. Researchers believe the structure was used during ...
‘Devil’s money’ discovered at medieval cult site
An early medieval archeological site in the eastern Netherlands likely hosted cult rituals involving the “devil’s money.” But ...
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2,800-year-old structure unearthed in Israel was likely used for cultic practices and sacrifice, archaeologists say
These artifacts date back to the First Temple period (1200 to 586 B.C.) of ancient Israel, suggesting ritual and cultic practices took place close to the First Temple — the first Jewish temple ...
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First Temple-period ritual structure uncovered in Jerusalem
It is the only known ritual structure from this period discovered ... that the structure was used by the residents of Judah for cultic/religious practice. This exceptional structure, dating ...
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Plant, fruit analysis from Goliath's biblical city sheds light on Philistine rituals
These widespread Mediterranean plants connect Philistines with cultic rituals, mythology, and paraphernalia related to early Greek deities, such as Hera, Artemis, Demeter, and Asclepios.
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Study: First Temple Era Structure in City of David Was Used for Ritual Practices
excavation director Eli Shukron suggests that the structure served as a site for cultic or religious practices used by the people of Judah (Evidence of Worship in the Rock-Cut Rooms on the Eastern ...