Sarcophagus discovered in Gianyar

DENPASAR, Bali - Keramas Village in Gianyar subdistrict, Bali, discovered estimated 2.500 years old Sarcophagus, Sunday (Feb 1).This ancient article was discovered at Subak Abang, Keramas village, after the first one found on January 12, 2009.The 60 centimeters long and 57...

Egypt to restrict visits to Tutankhamun tomb

"Sun 11 Nov 2007, 13:10 GMT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will limit the number of visitors to the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun to 400 a day from December 1 and close it from May 2008 for restoration work on the wall paintings, the government said on Sunday. A statement...

King Tut's Mummy to Be Displayed for 1st Time

"The mummy of King Tutankhamun will soon go on display for the first time, exposing the bare face of the boy king, Egyptian officials have announced. The mummy will be removed from its sarcophagus and placed in a...

1,600-Year-Old Roman Coffin Found in London

"Archaeologists discovered a rare Roman limestone sarcophagus containing a headless skeleton at the site of a historic London church, authorities said Friday.The find dates to about 410 A.D. and lay 10 feet below the grounds of the St. Martin-in-the-Fields church near...

Roman sarcophagus found at London site

"Archaeologists discovered a rare Roman limestone sarcophagus containing a headless skeleton at the site of an historic London's church, authorities said Friday."

Ancient Sarcophagus Unearthed in Cyprus

A 2,500-year-old sarcophagus with illustrations from Homer's epics has been discovered in Cyprus.

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