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Preliminary IAA inspection of the 3,300-year-old cave at Palmachim National Park, September 13, 2022. (Credit: Emil Eljam/IAA.) Listen An unprecedented archeological find in Israel is giving people a ...

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The Bronze Age Xiaohe culture (ca. 1950–1400 BCE) is renowned for its distinctive funerary practices and exceptional organic preservation, largely due to its location in a hyperarid environment.