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Clay Artifacts Found in King Tut’s Tomb May Have Been Part of a Ritual Honoring the Egyptian God Osiris
The four clay troughs were initially thought to have served as stands for gold-plated staffs. Now, a researcher has presented ...
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Mysterious trays from Tutankhamun’s tomb reopen debate about the pharaoh’s funerary rites
Two studies that examined these clay objects, until now thought to be the bases for other elements, argue that they were ...
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From Hercules to Alexander the Great: The Miraculous Births of Antiquity
Miraculous births of figures like Jesus, Horus, Heracles, and Alexander the Great are found in ancient myths across different ...
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These Unassuming Artifacts From King Tut’s Tomb Could Tell a Remarkable Story
Since the tomb of King Tut was found, a set of four clay troughs were thought stands for wooden staffs. New research suggests ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Tutankhamun May Have Invented The “Awakening Of Osiris” Ritual
the ancient ritual sought to facilitate the deceased ruler’s transformation into Osiris, the god of the underworld, thus ensuring his immortality within the spiritual realm. Outlining his theory ...
Tutankhamun breakthrough as scientists discover meaning behind 4 items found in tomb
The meaning of four objects found in King Tutankhamun's tomb may have been discovered more than a century after they were ...