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Tutankhamun - Plain-Looking Mud Trays in Pharaoh's Tomb Have Been Key Part of Complex Afterlife Rituals [analysis]
More than 100 years after the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, new interpretations of the burial are still emerging. A recent article published in the Journal of ...
Ancient altar found in Guatemala jungle apparently used for sacrifices, "especially of children," archaeologists say
The discovery shows the cultural interaction between the Maya of Tikal and Teotihuacan's elite between 300 and 500 A.D., ...
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New Discoveries at the Temple of Ramses II Reveal Its Rich History
Archeological work at Ramses II's mortuary, known as the Ramesseum, has uncovered a school, stone workshops, and storage ...
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In Guatemala, painted altar found at Tikal adds new context to mysterious Maya history
A newly discovered altar, buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal, is shedding new light on the ...
Tutankhamun: plain-looking mud trays in pharaoh’s tomb have been key part of complex afterlife rituals
The mud trays are now thought to be part of a wider funerary ritual, which both invoked the god Osiris and permitted the ...
Altar found in Guatemalan jungle evidence of mingling of Mayan and Teotihuacan cultures, experts say
An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park ...