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  2. Horned helmet - Wikipedia

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    Two bronze statuettes dated to the early 12th century BC, the so-called "horned god" and "ingot god", found in Enkomi, Cyprus have horned helmets. In Sardinia warriors with horned helmets are depicted in dozens of bronze figures and in the Mont'e Prama giant statues, similar to those of the Shardana warriors (and possibly belonging to the same people) depicted by the Egyptians.

  3. Diplocaulus - Wikipedia

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    A skull diagram of D. magnicornis by Douthitt (1917), whose identifications of skull bones closely match those of modern sources. The most distinctive features of this genus and its closest relatives were a pair of long protrusions or horns at the rear of the skull, giving the head a boomerang-like shape.

  4. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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    The armor was invulnerable against fire, water and weapons. (Persian mythology) Golden Coat of Chainmail, part of Fafnir's treasure which Sigurd took after he slew the dragon. (Norse mythology) Green Armor, protects the wearer from physical injuries. (Arthurian legend) Kavacha, the armor of Karna that was granted to him by his father Surya at birth

  5. Horned deity - Wikipedia

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    The use of horns as a symbol for power dates back to the ancient world. From ancient Egypt and the Ba'al worshipping Cannanites, to the Greeks, Romans, Celts, and various other cultures. [49] Horns have ever been present in religious imagery as symbols of fertility and power.

  6. Archaeologists perplexed to find strangely modified sheep ...

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    Archaeologists have uncovered strangely deformed sheep skulls at an ancient Egyptian burial site, representing the oldest known example of humans modifying livestock horns.. Researchers also found ...

  7. Ušumgallu - Wikipedia

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    Ušumgallu or Ushumgallu [2] (Sumerian: 𒁔 𒃲 ušum.gal, "Great Dragon") [5] was one of the three horned snakes in Akkadian mythology, along with the Bašmu and Mušmaḫḫū. Usually described as a lion - dragon demon , [ 1 ] it has been somewhat speculatively identified with the four-legged, winged dragon of the late 3rd millennium BCE.

  8. Antarctic skull sheds light on ancient birds 69 million years ago

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    A 69-million-year-old skull found in Antarctica belonged to what scientists say is the oldest known modern bird.. An early relative of the continent’s ducks and geese, it lived off the Antarctic ...

  9. Decapitated skulls — full of cavities and gems — from ancient ...

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    The skulls were artificially elongated, a practice associated with elite members of society, archaeologists said. Decapitated skulls — full of cavities and gems — from ancient Maya uncovered ...