King Tutankhamun’s tomb hid a 3,000-year-old secret ritual, scientists reveal
The legendary pharaoh’s tomb was discovered in 1922, filled with thousands of priceless artifacts — some of which experts now believe were previously overlooked.
A 2,000-Year-Old Sarcophagus Was Just Unsealed—and the Mummy Inside is Mind-Blowing
Experts working in the Tomb of Cerberus in Giugliano, an area in Naples, unsealed a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus. Inside they ...
There’s a ‘vast underground city’ below Egypt’s Giza pyramids, scientists’ wild theory claims — but experts debunk it as ‘fake news’
Researchers claim they’ve discovered the legendary Halls of Amenti in a “vast city” beneath Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza — a wild ...
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Interview with Dr. Zahi Hawass, Director of the Pyramids
Therefore, when we took off the lid of this sarcophagus and found inside another five-ton anthropoid sarcophagus, beautifully inscribed, and underneath that a mummy, it was a moment that no one ...
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The Sarcophagus of Alexander the Great.
Investigations were made and finally the conclusion was reached that it was the sarcophagus of Alexander the Great. Its sculpture, on this theory, represents the battle of Arbela, a lion hunt and ...
Golden Apollo ring found in 2,400-year-old Greek Tomb
Archaeologists in southern Greece unearthed a 2,400-year-old tomb in the ancient city of Tenea, revealing a wealth of ...
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Mystery Queen in the Maya Tomb
The sarcophagus itself was chiseled out of a single ... They began immediately to photograph what was inside. To their surprise, they saw that everything, including a striking green funerary ...
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A drone damaged the outer shell of Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant. Radiation levels are normal
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, damaged sarcophagus that covers the destroyed fourth reactor of Chernobyl nuclear power plant is seen from inside following a Russian ...