tomb
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One of the main research questions associated with our fieldwork focuses on the question of tomb placement and tomb reuse – for which the newly discovered tomb carries important scholarly significance.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Based on a first analysis of the painted decoration inside the tomb, we identified its main owner as a male official named Paser.
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
Without people or laughter or learning, the domed building was just a fancy tomb filled with dry and dusty books.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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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
It will help us explain why in the Ramesside period, officials such as Paser chose to reuse, modify or build tombs adjacent to the monuments of the preceding 18th-dynasty elites.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The apparent absence of weaponry or tombs, including for the civilization’s rulers, also remains a mystery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Lefty saw the brightly tiled kitchens and bathrooms hanging in midair, half-enclosed spaces whose rich colors reminded him of the sultans’ tombs, and he had an idea.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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