A team from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has discovered a 1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb…
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This 2,000-year-old burial cave, located about 30 miles from Jerusalem, was long believed to be the final resting place of a woman named Salome who served as a midwife during…
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A team of Egyptian and British researchers has discovered a tomb near Luxor that belonged to Pharaoh Thutmose II of the 18th Dynasty, who ruled around 3,500 years ago. The…
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Interesting
4,100‑Year‑Old Saqqara Tomb of a Pharaoh’s Physician Reveals Colorful Paintings and Rare Medical Titles
Archaeologists have uncovered a brightly painted tomb in the Saqqara necropolis that dates to about 4,100 years ago. It belonged to a court physician named Tetinebefu. Who Was Tetinebefu? Hieroglyphic…
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The discovery was announced by members of the Egyptian-American mission to preserve the monuments of South Asasif, operating under Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. In the South Asasif necropolis…
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Secret 2,000-Year-Old Tomb Found Beneath Petra’s Treasury — One Skeleton Clutched a ‘Grail’ Cup
Researchers have uncovered a 2,000-year-old, previously unknown tomb under the rock-cut temple of Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan, containing the remains of 12 people and burial artifacts. They found it using…
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Archaeologists have uncovered a treasure-laden burial chamber near the Terracotta Army. Archaeologists think the sarcophagus may have belonged to the emperor’s son. Qin Shi Huang (259–210 B.C.) was the first…
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Archaeologists have dubbed the discovery the “Tomb of Cerberus” after the three-headed guardian dog. The sealed burial site was found in Giugliano in Campania, about 12 kilometers north of Naples.…
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The mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, was discovered in 1974. That discovery revealed the legendary Terracotta Army. But the 2,200-year-old tomb of the emperor himself…
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Science & Technology
Tomb of a Hetaera from Alexander the Great’s Era Found on the Road to Jerusalem — Her Mirror Looks Brand-New
The finds are about 2,300 years old. Researchers from Tel Aviv University conducted excavations on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). While working along the road to Jerusalem, archaeologists…
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A long tunnel uncovered on Egypt’s northern coast may point to the lost tomb of the legendary queen. A team of archaeologists from the University of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)…
