When Archeologists Opened This Massive Tomb, No One Was Inside. Where Were the Bodies?

Then came something that completely surprised the experts and opened a new world of exploration: a rare Roman burial mound.
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They thought it was a tomb - then they found a box inside a box

At the ancient site of Abusir in Egypt, researchers discovered a pair of massive granite boxes hidden in an underground chamber—but one of them contains something even stranger: a perfectly fitted ...
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2,300-Year-Old Alcoholic Beverage Discovered in Qin Dynasty Tomb in China

Chinese archaeologists identified a 4th-century BC alcoholic beverage in a Qin Dynasty tomb, revealing advanced brewing ...

Homer and the mummy: Rare copy of the Iliad poem found inside ancient Egyptian tomb

A Spanish-Egyptian team have uncovered a fragment of Homer’s Iliad inside a mummy at Oxyrhynchus, revealing how ancient texts ...

A portal to an ancient, invisible realm reopens in Uganda

The Kasubi Tombs, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Uganda’s capital Kampala, are the spiritual heart of the Buganda kingdom, ...
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Archaeologists Unearth a Papyrus Fragment From the ‘Iliad’ Tucked Inside the Wrappings of a 1,600-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy

The excerpt from Homer's epic poem features his catalog of ships, a famous passage listing the Greek forces that sailed to ...

Archaeological mission in Oxyrhynchus has found Homer's 'Iliad' inside a Roman-era mummy

The Oxyrhynchus Archaeological Mission, run by the Institute of Ancient Near East Studies (IPOA) at the University of ...

Fragment of Homer's Iliad discovered inside Roman-era mummy during Egypt excavations

Several other mummies, three golden tongues, and a tongue made of copper were also discovered during excavations.
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A rare look inside the architecture and design of historical royal tombs

Bobby Moore reveals what royal graves actually look like.

Iliad found stuffed inside Egyptian mummy

Archaeologists have found a copy of Homer’s Iliad stuffed inside an ancient Egyptian mummy buried in a 1,600-year-old tomb.

The Asian treasure-filled mounds more mysterious than the pyramids

At first glance it looks like your average city park, until you realise the grass-covered hills are too smooth and ...
Korea JoongAng Daily

Cultural landmarks see popularity bump as K-culture expands beyond pop exports

Key historical and cultural landmarks of the Joseon royal family, such as palaces, royal tombs and the Jongmyo Shrine, are ...