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1+ day, 12+ hour ago (555+ words) Although the ministry did not identify which ruler Sekhentyu-Ptah served or narrow the tomb to a particular dynasty, his titles suggest he worked close to the center of royal power during the Old Kingdom – the era now associated with Egypt’s…...
Stacked Mummies Reveal 700 Years of Changing Burial Rituals in Ancient Egypt
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (280+ words) A tomb packed with mummies and a mummified dog reveals 700 years of changing Egyptian burial rituals....
Scans provide fresh evidence for hidden chamber in Tutankhamun's tomb
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1222+ words) Tutankhamun's tomb is widely regarded as the most famous and best–preserved archaeological find in Egypt. Now, more than a century after Howard Carter first stumbled upon it, archaeologists believe they may have uncovered a secret hiding beyond its walls....
The Largest Roman Mosaic Ever Excavated Opens to the Public in Rome
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (23+ words) The "Great Mosaic" sits within the recently opened Museum of the Baths of Trajan on the Oppian Hill in central Rome....
Rome Opens Largest Known Roman Wall Mosaic After 14 Years of Restoration
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (443+ words) Its scenes combine a mysterious harbor, theatrical figures, and shimmering stonework, but archaeologists still cannot say where the extraordinary composition ends. In Rome, the largest known wall mosaic from the Roman era has been unveiled for the first time. The…...
A 4,400-Year-Old Tomb Discovered in Egypt: Wall Paintings Have Survived to This Day
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (29+ words) Inbox.lv A 4,400-Year-Old Tomb Discovered in Egypt: Wall Paintings Have Survived to This Day...
A Roman Villa Mixed the Pharaohs' Most Expensive Pigment Into Its Plaster Like Cheap Filler
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (525+ words) Archaeologists analyzing wall fragments from a Roman villa in northern Italy have found something that shouldn't be there: grains of Egyptian blue, the oldest synthetic pigment ever made, mixed throughout the plaster itself rather than painted on top of it....
Why a Manchester museum has removed its last mummy from display
1+ week, 1+ day ago (827+ words) The mummified body of the woman named Asru has been placed back in its coffin The mummified body of an ancient Egyptian woman has been removed from a museum exhibition after more than 200 years on display as part of efforts…...
Ancient Roman wall mosaic and ‘Painted City’ unveiled beneath Trajan’s Baths
1+ week, 3+ day ago (306+ words) A monumental Roman wall mosaic and an extraordinary fresco depicting a city from above have been revealed to the public for the first time at the Baths of Trajan in Rome, Qazinform News Agency reports. Located in underground galleries on…...
The Largest Ancient Roman Wall Mosaic Ever Found Goes on Public View
1+ week, 3+ day ago (336+ words) What may be the largest ancient Roman wall mosaic ever found has been open to the public for limited viewing. Roberto Gualtieri, the mayor of Rome, unveiled the 1st-century CE mosaic, along with a fresco discovered at the same time,…...