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The first archaeological evidence of extreme asceticism practiced by nuns was discovered in Jerusalem. A female skeleton, found wrapped in chains during an excavation by the Israel Antiquities ...

The Antiquities Authority said that the discovery 'raised new questions' about how women of the time lived, potentially ...

Archaeologists in Israel have discovered the remains of a nun who practised an extreme form of asceticism. Dubbed “The Nun of ...

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The library, a collaboration between the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Google R&D center in Israel, provides access to high-resolution images of the scrolls, as well as additional data and ...

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