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Scientists dismiss theory that griffins were inspired by dinosaur fossils
According to legends dating back as far as the 4th millennium BC, the griffin, or gryphon, was a fabulous creature with a raptorial bird head and wings on a lion’s body. And for more than 30 ...
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Ancient Jericho's Egyptian connections: Insights into early Levantine trade
AMMAN – The Levant represented the natural outlet for ancient Egypt which exercised its political dominance since 4th millennium BC. The Sinai and Syria-Palestine were the first neighbour of the ...
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Professor Susan Sherratt
This project traces the history of silver from its beginnings in the 4th millennium BC in western Asia (roughly contemporary with the appearance of the Uruk urban centres) to the mid-1st millennium BC ...
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Ancient Jericho's Egyptian connections: Insights into early Levantine trade
AMMAN – The Levant represented the natural outlet for ancient Egypt which exercised its political dominance since 4th millennium BC. The Sinai and Syria-Palestine were the first neighbour of the Nile ...