An academic paper on the archaeology of the Search for Richard III reveals for the first time specific details of the grave dug for King Richard III and discovered under a car park in Leicester.
Archaeology
May 23, 2013
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In the ruins of a city that was once Rome's neighbor, archaeologists last summer found a 1,000-pound lead coffin.
Archaeology
Mar 29, 2010
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Archaeologists in York have used 3D scans to study the Roman burial practice of pouring liquid gypsum over the bodies of adults and children laid to rest in coffins—the first time this cutting-edge technology has been applied ...
Archaeology
Jun 5, 2023
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Centuries after the first golden coffins were taken to Europe, ancient Egyptian mummies still vividly capture people's imaginations. Perhaps we're awed by the grandeur of their rituals and tradition. But new discoveries keep ...
Archaeology
Mar 2, 2023
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We can all agree humans need to reduce their impact on the environment. And while most of us think of this in terms of daily activities—such as eating less meat, or being water-wise—this responsibility actually extends ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2022
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Bishop Peder Winstrup died in 1679, and is one of the most well-preserved human bodies from the 1600s. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden may now have solved the mystery of why a fetus was hidden in his coffin in Lund ...
Archaeology
Apr 7, 2021
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Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says archaeologists have uncovered at least 20 ancient wooden coffins in the southern city of Luxor.
Archaeology
Oct 15, 2019
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Egypt displayed a gilded ancient coffin from the first century B.C. on Tuesday, which New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art returned last week after U.S. investigators determined it to be a looted antiquity.
Archaeology
Oct 1, 2019
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A lead coffin housing the remarkably well-preserved body of a 17th century noble woman—still wearing her shoes and cap—has been unearthed in the northwestern French city of Rennes.
Archaeology
Jun 2, 2015
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A 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy came out of his coffin Friday to undergo cleaning and restoration at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Archaeology
Jun 7, 2013
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