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A rare untouched tomb from the Etruscans, a civilization that predated the Roman Republic, has been discovered in central Italy.…
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QUICK FACTS Name: Vounous Bowl What it is: Ceramic vessel with complex figural scene inside Where it is from: Bellapais,…
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Archaeologists in Belize have unearthed the tomb of the first ruler of the ancient Maya city of Caracol, which was…
Read More »Tutankhamun’s death mask, fashioned from gold and semi-precious stones Rosemary Calvert/Getty Images A century ago this October, Egyptologist Howard Carter…
Read More »Archaeologists have discovered an eighth-century-B.C. royal tomb of a relative of King Midas in the ancient city of Gordion, southwest…
Read More »A grand tomb that may have been built for Alexander the Great’s best friend and bodyguard around 2,300 years ago…
Read More »An ancient tomb in Greece does not hold the remains of Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great, as…
Read More »The battle-scarred skeletons of two dozen people have been discovered in Peru, revealing new evidence of an ancient conflict. The…
Read More »An Egyptologist believes he has identified evidence that a rite known as the “Awakening of Osiris” was performed in Tutankhamun’s…
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