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Egypt to open inner chambers of 'bent' pyramid

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Mar 16, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (8) | 0

(AP) -- Travelers to Egypt will soon be able to explore the inner chambers of the 4,500-year-old "bent" pyramid, known for its oddly shaped profile, and other nearby ancient tombs, Egypt's antiquities chief ...

Intact ancient tomb uncovered in Bethlehem

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Jun 23, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (7) | 0

(AP) -- Workers renovating a house in the traditional town of Jesus' birth accidentally discovered an untouched ancient tomb containing clay pots, plates, beads and the bones of two humans, a Palestinian ...

Egypt unveils pharaonic 'brain drain' bed

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Mar 19, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 0

Egyptian antiquities authorities on Thursday revealed an ancient pharaonic embalming bed unearthed from a mysterious tomb near Luxor used to prepare bodies for mummification more than 3,000 years ago.

Image of Minotaur labyrinth found

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Jun 15, 2007 | 2.1 / 5 (80) | 0

An ancient image of the mythological Minotaur labyrinth has been found in Bulgaria.

Tutankhamen fathered twins

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Sep 01, 2008 | 4.2 / 5 (6) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two foetuses found in the tomb of Tutankhamen may have been twins and were very likely to have been the children of the teenage Pharaoh, according to the anatomist who first studied the mummified remains ...

Mummy's tooth yields DNA

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Oct 22, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (14) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A four thousand year old Egyptian mummy's tooth has yielded its DNA to probing scientists.

China plans new terracotta warrior excavation

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Jun 10, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- China plans to excavate more of the life-size terracotta warriors at the famed ancient tomb of the country's first emperor.

URI analysis of rare textiles from Honduras ruins suggests Mayans produced fine fabrics

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Apr 17, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (7) | 0

Very few textiles from the Mayan culture have survived, so the treasure trove of fabrics excavated from a tomb at the Copán ruins in Honduras since the 1990s has generated considerable excitement.

Fracture zones endanger tombs in Valley of Kings

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Oct 19, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

Ancient choices made by Egyptians digging burial tombs may have led to today's problems with damage and curation of these precious archaeological treasures, but photography and detailed geological mapping ...

Ancient tombs discovered by Kingston University-led team

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Jun 09, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (6) | 1

A prehistoric complex including two 6,000-year-old tombs representing some of the earliest monuments built in Britain has been discovered by a team led by a Kingston University archaeologist. Dr Helen Wickstead and her colleagues ...

Japanese help uncover ancient Peru remains

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Sep 10, 2009 | 3.4 / 5 (5) | 1

A joint Japanese-Peruvian archeological mission has uncovered the remains of a pre-Incan woman sacrificed more than 2,000 years ago in the Andean nation, experts told local media Wednesday.

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