Egyptian shipwreck validates Herodotus; search for Cortes ships; image of ugly good-luck deity in Jerusalem; study on rise of big deities
Egyptian ship is first example of unique construction described by Herodotus in 450 BC
Search continues for ships Cortes burned in 1519
Persian-era jar from Israel depicts ugly good-luck deity
Global comparative study shows moralizing deities come after rise of complex societies, not before