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Clay Artifacts Found in King Tut’s Tomb May Have Been Part of a Ritual Honoring the Egyptian God Osiris
The four clay troughs were initially thought to have served as stands for gold-plated staffs. Now, a researcher has presented ...
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These Unassuming Artifacts From King Tut’s Tomb Could Tell a Remarkable Story
Since the tomb of King Tut was found, a set of four clay troughs were thought stands for wooden staffs. New research suggests ...
Tutankhamun: Plain-looking mud trays in pharaoh's tomb may have been key part of complex afterlife rituals
More than 100 years after the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, new interpretations of the ...
Cleopatra's tomb poised to finally be found after 'miracle' discovery in Egypt
The discovery has been described as a “geometric miracle” and could finally lead to some answers about one of Ancient Egypt’s ...
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Artifacts From King Tut's Tomb Have A Link To A Mystifying Ritual
In King Tut’s burial chamber, a rite known as the “Awakening of Osiris” may have been performed, according to evidence […] ...
The roots of the Easter story: Where did Christian beliefs about Jesus’ resurrection come from?
Ideas about resurrection had been developing for centuries before Jesus’ life, but his followers took them in new directions.
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Archaeologists uncover an ancient Egyptian tomb belonging to a mystery king
A newly uncovered ancient Egyptian tomb is shedding light on ... to as a sacred city that was the final resting place of Osiris — the god of the underworld — and the preferred resting place ...