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NEWS ABOUT: tomb

tomb stories: 8 news summaries
OPINION

Opening Her Tomb Won't Tell Us Who Cleopatra Was

Even Shakespeare had a hard time improving on her true story

Apr 22, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - If the tomb that archaeologists are about to start excavating in Egypt really is Cleopatra’s, what will that really tell us about the legendary queen? Aside from possibly clearing up questions about her heritage and cause of death, probably not much, writes Cleopatra expert Stacy Schiff in the New ... More »

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archaeology • tomb • ancient Egypt • Cleopatra • Marc Antony

Archaeologist: 
Cleopatra, Mark Antony Tomb
Is Close

Artifacts unearthed in Egypt hint at lovers

Apr 19, 09 3:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - An eccentric Egyptian archaeologist believes he knows where Mark Antony and Cleopatra were buried, the AP reports. An excavation team has uncovered a mask fragment with an Antony-style cleft chin, coins bearing Cleopatra’s likeness, and 10 mummies from the same time period in the Toposiris Magna temple, hinting that... More »

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archaeology • Egypt • mummy • tomb • ancient Egypt • Cleopatra • masks • Mark Antony

Skeleton Hints
at Cleopatra's African Heritage

But experts point
out holes in BBC documentary's claim

Mar 16, 09 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Egyptian queen Cleopatra may have been of African rather than Greek ancestry, new findings suggest. A BBC archaeological documentary claims to have found the tomb of Cleopatra’s sister, Arsinoe, in Ephesus, Turkey. Arsinoe, who, according to legend, was killed on orders from her sister, had skull dimensions consistent with... More »

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archaeology • Egypt • Greece • tomb • African • Cleopatra • ancient Greece

(AP) - A pair of 4,300-year-old pharaonic tombs discovered at Saqqara indicate that the sprawling necropolis south of Cairo is even larger than previously thought, Egypt's top archaeologist said today. "We announce today a major, important discovery at Saqqara, the discovery of two new tombs dating back to 4,300... More »

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archaeology • Cairo • tomb • ancient Egypt

 Cracked
 Tomb of
 Unknowns 
 Draws Fire

Officials, preservationists square off over future of Tomb of the Unknowns

Aug 27, 08 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cracks marring the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery are driving a spirited debate on how to return the marble monument to its original glory, CNN reports. On one side stand cemetery officials, who would like to replace the sarcophagus with a replica; on the other, stand preservationists,... More »

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Arlington National Cemetery • tomb • preservation

 1,300-Year-Old
 Mummy Found
 in Peru

Lima tomb pre-dates Incas

Aug 27, 08 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Archaeologists have discovered an ancient mummy in a tomb from a culture that flourished in Peru before the Incas. A complete female mummy, along with the remains of two other adults and a child, have been found in the Wari burial site in a residential district of Lima, Reuters reports.... More »

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Peru • mummy • tomb • Incas • Wari • burial site • Huaca Pucllana • Isabel Flores

Archaeologist: I've Found Cleopatra's Tomb

Discovery could be biggest in decades

May 25, 08 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A leading archaeologist in Egypt has announced he’s found the tomb of Cleopatra and Mark Antony, the Times of London reports. Zahi Hawass believes the ancient lovers are buried beneath a temple near Alexandria, where he found a 400-foot tunnel. “We’ve found tunnels with statues of Cleopatra... More »

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archaeology • Egypt • tomb • ancient Egypt • Cleopatra

First Tomb of Aztec Ruler Found

Aug 4, 07 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexican archaeologists believe their ground-penetrating radar has detected the first tomb of an Aztec ruler ever found, the AP reports. Workers in Mexico City, hanging from slings and digging delicately in a muddy underground passage, hope to uncover the remains of Emperor Ahuizotl, who ruled the Aztec empire at its... More »

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archaeology • Mexico City • Mexico • tomb • Aztec • Emperor Ahuizotl

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