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The carvings also include depictions of abstract symbols and figures that look like ... Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar? A new study says no. The Carnac stones, located in Brittany in ...

A symbol of health and medicine around the world to this day ... However, the healer later became a heroic figure in the ancient world and eventually received god status. Asclepius’ cult began in ...

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Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...