China’s Terracotta Army arrives in Canada June 26, 2010

Opening and closing dates are still to be decided however this massive exhibit is planned to make stops across Canada in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Victoria throughout 2010, 2011 and the early part of...

The Nile and the Red Sea

"Egypt- the country that has been on the top of my "places to see" list since I started writing a list (since I was in primary school). Over time the list has changed a bit, but Egypt has always held it's top place. "To explore Egypt, I did a 15 day budget tour with 23...

LADY DAI, World's Best Preserved Mummy

Who would have thought the world's best preserved mummy is not from Egypt or from the Aztecs BUT from China? Known as Lady Dai, this Western Han Dynasty's noblewomen was buried in style. She was buried in the innermost of four nested lacquer coffins with a vertitable wealth...

World's Oldest Pot Stash - Did it Offer an Afterlife High?

Researchers have found a stash of marijuana in a Chinese tomb that is scientifically dated 2,700 years old."OTTAWA - Researchers say they have located the world's oldest stash of marijuana, in a tomb in a remote...

Archaeologists unearth 1,900-year-old chariot

" Archaeologist works around a 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb near the village of Borisovo, some 290 kilometers (180 miles) east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Thursday, Aug....

DNA tests to study mummy fetuses in King Tut tomb

"Egyptian scientists are carrying out DNA tests on two mummified fetuses found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun to determine whether they are the young pharaoh's offspring, the antiquities authority said Wednesday. The two tiny female fetuses, between...

Pagan Tomb Under St. Peter's Basilica Reopened

An amazing pagan tomb built by slaves during the second half of the second century underneath St. Peter's Basilica in Italy has been reopened today after nearly a year of restoration work. Built for the Valeri...

Mummified dinosaur unearthed in North Dakota

It is such a rare find. A complete mummified dinosaur, skin and all. Staff at North Dakota's state museum are carefully freeing the dinosaur from its 65-million-year-old rock tomb. There are only a few...

Tomb Raider Underworld Unearthed

I bet you never saw this coming..but what the hell...like we need another Tomb Raider game...anyway, the next Tomb Raider game will be called Tomb Raider Underworld. Apparently the next game takes place after the events in Tomb Raider Legend...Lara Croft will head down to...

India eatery serves grub on green graveyard

This restaurant sounds like every goth kid's dream."AHMADABAD, India - In India, death is a part of life, and at one restaurant in western India, a part of lunch. The bustling New Lucky Restaurant in Ahmadabad is famous for its milky tea, its buttery rolls, and the graves...

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...

Egypt to limit tourists to Tutankhamun tomb

""The tomb receives a lot of visitors and is considered one of the most famous pharaonic tombs in the valley of the kings," Hawass was quoted by AFP as saying. The true face of ancient Egypt's boy king was...

Tut Mummy on Public Display for First Time

"The new display is also expected to increase visits to the tomb from about 350 to 900 tourists a day, generating funds for the protection of Egyptian antiquities....on Sunday morning the remains—settled inside...

King Tut's face unveiled to world

The king is thought to have been 19 years...

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...

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