tomb
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A genetic study of 132 people buried in a large megalithic tomb near Bury, about 50 kilometers north of Paris, has uncovered evidence of a dramatic population collapse and replacement during the Stone Age.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
The rescuers guided Gil out of his would-be tomb, onto a gurney and outside into the crush of onlookers waiting below the tropical sun, already blazing before 10 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Rubio, a devout Catholic, began his four-day, four-city tour by touring the headquarters of Mother Teresa's charity in the eastern city of Kolkata and praying over her tomb.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
King Tutankhamun’s tomb, containing the pharaoh’s solid-gold inner coffin and death mask.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Then Alfred Jackson was buried in the garden beside the tomb of Andrew Jackson and his wife, Rachel.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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We visited on a sunny day, and the wind blew hard as we traced Mina and Lucy’s steps through the tombs and along the path past the Abbey toward Robin Hood’s Bay.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
It may also help explain why the construction of megalithic tombs and other large stone monuments came to an end across Europe during this period.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026
It culminates above the ancient tombs and temples of Luxor, Egypt, where trips are selling swiftly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
There is little doubt that a crumbling Egyptian economy circa 1,100 B.C. prompted the country’s early leadership to loot the tombs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
Here and there, the sultans’ tombs were stacked up like bright chips.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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