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The discovery of tombs filled with female remains in the Negev Desert of Israel could be proof of ancient trade networks of sacred prostitutes 2,500 years ago.
Dozens of People, Possibly All Female, Were Found in an Elaborate Tomb in the Middle of the Negev Desert, Nowhere Near Any Ancient Settlements. Was the Goddess of Crossroads Involved?
Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 2,100-year-old stronghold they believe constitutes physical evidence of the years-long armed conflict whose crucial battle is celebrated by Jews during Hanukkah. What the archaeologists have found, they say, was built by the losers of that conflict: the Seleucids, forces of the occupying Greek empire, who were doing their best to stave