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Babylonian tablets reveal kings installed royal doubles during eclipses, then executed them
Babylonian kings routinely sacrificed royal stand-ins to avoid eclipse prophecies. From the museum's collection of 130,000 ...
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Here’s How Long Humans Have Been Using The Written Word And The Oldest Example Of Writing Discovered
While literacy rates have varied greatly around the world and throughout time, using the written word to share ideas and ...