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What Was Discovered in the Mawangdui Tomb?

Hidden for over 2,000 years, the tombs at Mawangdui in China contained some of the most well-preserved ancient texts ever ...
Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum's Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, ...
Archaeologists uncovered prehistoric carvings hidden within the Dunchraigaig Cairn in Kilmartin Glen, Scotland. Dating back ...
The tomb of the former boy-king was discovered in 1922 by English archaeologist Howard Carter and his patron Lord Carnarvon from Hampshire. And between 11 and 19 November 1925, the pharaoh's body was ...
“Our findings, combined with prior research, indicate that opium use was more than accidental or sporadic in ancient Egyptian ...
The burial mound, known as Kurgan No. 1, had remained completely undisturbed since antiquity, a rarity among Saka monuments that have often fallen victim to grave robbers. The tomb's structure ...
Merit's head covering was made from real human hair and was buried with her in its own wooden cabinet.
The Pit No. 12 where the gibbon was found is located at the southeastern side of Empress Dowager Xia's tomb area, which lies ...
Archaeologists in western Turkey have uncovered over 60 ancient tombs in the ruins of Colossae, a city mentioned in the New ...
As soon as you enter the epitome of love, the Taj Mahal, Quranic inscriptions at the gateway of the tomb, translating to ...