Long-lost Phoenician figurines could reveal secrets to ancient cult

A treasure trove of Phoenician figurines and ceramic vessels – that sat in the storerooms of the National Maritime Museum in Haifa for decades – were rediscovered three years ago, when three archeologists from the University of Haifa examined them and realized they held important clues about the religious and social life of the Phoenicians who sailed the waters of the Mediterranean and beyond.

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