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Tombs of Maya and Horemheb opened to public
Seven tombs have been opened to the public for the first time in the New Kingdom Cemetery, south Saqqara, Egypt, including that of Maya – the treasurer of Pharaoh Tutankhamen and general Horemheb, who...
View ArticleMicrobial growth in Tutankhamen’s tomb suggests a hasty burial
In the tomb of King Tutankhamen, the elaborately painted walls are covered with dark brown spots that mar the face of the goddess Hathor, the silvery-coated baboons—in fact, almost every surface....
View ArticleCurse of Tutankhamen – 90 years on
Friday 5 April 2013, marks the 90th anniversary of the death of the Egyptologist Lord Canarvon and the start of the mysterious curse of Tutankhamen, but author and University of Manchester...
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