The Secrets of an Ancient Death Ritual May Be Hidden in the Tomb of King Tut
The discovery of artifacts near the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun may be the oldest known evidence of a ritual known as the ...
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 ...
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Cinnabar-stained teeth—a mystery from an ancient Turpan burial
Cinnabar has been used across multiple civilizations for thousands of years. It has been found in burial rituals, body painting, religious practices, and alchemy in the Near East, Europe ...
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King Tutankhamun's burial involved THIS funerary ritual, reveals scientist
According to Dr Nicholas Brown, an Egyptologist at Yale University, the treasures found near the pharaoh's resting place could be indicative of ancient burial rituals. He believes that the clay ...
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Discovery of ritual bath sheds light on Jewish life in ancient Rome
The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome ... Galilee and Idumea (the ancient region located in modern-day Jordan), and it cannot but confirm the extent of the ...
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The Secrets of an Ancient Death Ritual May Be Hidden in the Tomb of King Tut
As its name suggests, this ritual is based on the death and resurrection of Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld. It is also possible that the staffs and vessels were used for a ...