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3,000-year-old Egyptian tombs hold goods not meant for pharaohs

In a recent archaeological breakthrough, tombs dating back 3,000 years were uncovered in Egypt, revealing contents that were ...
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Inside Tutankhamun: five thousand artifacts that changed how we preserve the past

When Howard Carter uncovered Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, he not only found over five thousand artifacts but transformed archaeology... The post Inside Tutankhamun: five thousand artifacts that changed ...

Was King Tut’s Tomb Filled With Opiates? Yale Study Unlocks Ancient Secret

An ancient alabaster vase from Yale’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opium, offering the strongest evidence yet ...
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Archaeologists discover dozens of cat mummies in an ancient Egyptian tomb

Ancient Egyptians were serious cat people, if a discovery in a tomb near Cairo is any indication. On Saturday, Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities announced that a team of archaeologists had uncovered ...
The New York Times

Was This Artifact From King Tut’s Tomb? It’s for Sale Anyway.

A London auction house says there is “no documented evidence” that an intricately carved grasshopper is from the boy king’s tomb. Its estimated price is up to $675,000. By Alex Marshall Reporting from ...