On a windswept ridge overlooking the plains of northern Oman, a pair of ancient cymbals lay buried beneath layers of plaster and stone. They were placed there deliberately, one atop the other, ...

Archaeologists excavating ruins in Dahwa, Oman, found a “rare” 4,000-year-old pair of cymbals likely buried as a ritual offering. Photo from Antiquity While sifting through the ruins of an ancient ...