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After 46 Years, Mozia’s Famous Marble Youth Has Company
A female marble statue found at Mozia in the summer of 2025 has given Sicily’s famous marble Youth an unexpected companion 46 years after his discovery. Yet the newly named “Young Woman of Mozia” emerged not from a sanctuary or grand public building, but from the working space of a large Punic pottery complex. The…
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Possible Phoenician Infant Burials Discovered Deep in Anatolia Raise New Questions About Ancient Rituals
Archaeologists excavating the ancient mound of Oluz Höyük in central Anatolia have uncovered a group of infant and fetal burials that may point to Phoenician ritual practices far beyond their traditionally known Mediterranean heartland. Placed inside ceramic jars and carefully arranged within a sacred context, the burials are unprecedented in Anatolia and are now prompting…