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A 2,000-year-old lead sarcophagus was found in the Gaza Strip
(ORDO NEWS) — A lead sarcophagus was found on the northern coast of Gaza. Later, archaeologists learned that it is only a part of a huge necropolis of the times of the Roman Empire. The find is located in the Gaza Strip. The excavations are managed by a French humanitarian organization within the framework of the INTIQAL program. It is known that one of the main investors of the program…
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Unique pink granite sarcophagus found in Egypt
(ORDO NEWS) — A pink granite sarcophagus was found near Cairo, Egypt, which belongs to a high-ranking Egyptian nobleman. It lay in an ancient burial chamber for thousands of years. The discovery of sarcophagi in this condition is a rarity in Saqqara, as many of the tombs were looted and damaged hundreds of years ago. Archaeologists say that the sarcophagus of Ptahemvia, he served as the head of the treasury…
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Poisonous sarcophagus of Tutankhamun: how the members of Howard Carter’s expedition died
(ORDO NEWS) — Host of the program “Eurasia. Let’s learn together” on the TV channel “MIR 24” Pavel Dikan told the details of the mysterious death of archaeologists who were excavating the tombs of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. On February 16, 1923, they began to open the door that led to the burial chamber of Tutankhamen. However, scientists at the very last moment suspected something was wrong. “At that moment, we lost…
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Archaeologists have found the sarcophagus of an ancient Egyptian general
(ORDO NEWS) — On July 18, 2022, a tomb containing the remains of Wahibre-meri-Neith, an Egyptian military official who, during his lifetime in the 6th century BC, was discovered in the Abusir necropolis in Giza. commanded detachments of foreign soldiers. A team of researchers led by Miroslav Barta from Charles University in Prague discovered in the Abusir necropolis in Giza a tomb containing the remains of Wahibre-meri-Neith, an Egyptian military…
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Sidamara – the largest sarcophagus of the ancient world
(ORDO NEWS) — The sarcophagus of Sidamar, which is considered one of the largest sarcophagi of the ancient world and weighs 32 tons, after 140 years received the missing part – the head of Eros. The sarcophagus dating back to the 3rd century AD, which is known by this name because it is located in the village of Ambar, formerly called Sidamara, on the Konya-Ereglisi-Karaman road in the center of…
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Lost sarcophagus of Pharaoh Menkaur
(ORDO NEWS) — The Pyramids of Giza are one of the most famous tourist attractions in the world. Giza itself is a gigantic burial site of ancient Letopolis. There are three Great Pyramids here. Each of them contains a burial chamber in the rock, located approximately in the center of the main structure. There are other chambers in them, and from the outside they are a complete monumental complex. It…
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In Anatolia found the sarcophagus of the protector of the emperor
(ORDO NEWS) — During the construction of the building, workers discovered a cemetery of 37 graves. One burial was unique. In the city of Izmit (the ancient name is Nicomedia) in the north-west of modern Turkey, local public utilities were building a new building for their office. And they stumbled upon a whole cemetery hidden underground. Next, archaeologists from the University of Marmara, led by Huseyin Sami Öztürk, got down…
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Archaeologists will open the mysterious sarcophagus from the burnt Notre Dame Cathedral
(ORDO NEWS) — French archaeologists have announced that a decision has been made to open a human-shaped lead sarcophagus found in the cellars of Notre Dame Cathedral, after which forensic experts from Toulouse will examine its contents, determine the current state of the skeleton, its gender, a possible cause of death, take DNA samples and clarify the age of the burial from using radiocarbon dating. This decision, according to The…
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History of the ancient sarcophagus depicting the 12 labors of Hercules
(ORDO NEWS) — The Museum of Archeology in Konya, Turkey, has exhibited a sarcophagus depicting scenes known in mythology as the “Twelve Labors of Heracles” and is known as the best piece of high relief ever found. The sarcophagus was accidentally found by a farmer in the village of Yunuslar in the Beysehir district of Konya in 1958. Two skeletons belonging to a woman and a man were found inside…
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Mysterious human-shaped sarcophagus discovered under Notre Dame Cathedral
(ORDO NEWS) — Several tombs and a lead sarcophagus dating back to the 14th century have been discovered by archaeologists at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a devastating fire in 2019. The graves were discovered during preparatory work to restore the spire of an ancient church in a central location, the culture ministry announced on Monday evening. Among the tombs was a “completely preserved sarcophagus in the shape of…
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