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[toom] / tum /


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The tomb features an outer courtyard, rock-cut chapel and subterranean burial chambers.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

The first moment you look inside a newly discovered ancient tomb is at once exciting and terrifying.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Archeologists have dug up an ancient tomb that has largely been untouched for 600 years.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

In the 20-minute gameplay sequence, Lara Croft -- still in her famous blue top and brown shorts -- explores an abandoned tomb in Greece, battling panthers and dodging giant swords falling from the ceiling.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Talk all the way to the tomb, he said to himself.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Thousands of mourners lined the streets as the king's casket was transported to the royal tombs in Fort Portal where a private ceremony took place.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Thousands of mourners are expected to attend the burial at the royal tombs near the palace in Fort Portal in western Uganda.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

This poses a major threat to the tombs in this area.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Mama Margaretha and her atas and their children live together in several traditional houses, which look like tall witches' hats, ranged around her family's tombs.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Inside would be tombs, or perhaps something less pleasant.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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