sound far-fetched‚ include the source or promoter of each theory – such as a scientist‚ a historian‚ a theologian‚ etc. In 1922‚ British archaeologist Howard Carter made archaeological discovery of being the first man in nearly 3‚300 years to view the tomb of Tutankhamen. (CSI EGYPT‚ 2003). My first theory relates to the results of Cooper and King‚ the crime solving team from Utah‚ they claim that they have found critical new evidence of foul play which they believe to be murder. King Tut’s x-rays was
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it washed bodies from their graves as it swept over the local cemetery. Those who survived the on-slaught were horrified to discover the graveyard in ruins. “It was a hair-raising sight. Some of the dead were sticking halfway out of their tombs. Others were strewn across the street‚ ‘’ said Claire Gregorio‚ an aid worker from the nearby Catholic diocese of Borongan. “The water came in and just swept everything away‚’’ said Gregorio‚ one of the first aid responders to reach Hernani‚ pointing
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subterranean chamber nearby the royal tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi‚ the first Emperor of China (Encyclopedia Britannica). The superstitious old women of the village believed that the digging would disturb the Earth God. Therefore‚ due to these spiritual beliefs‚ they did not report the discovery right away. Eventually‚ archeologists came to Xi’an in droves to study and extend the digs. This led to the uncovering of three vast pits to the east of the burial tomb. In these pits‚ chariots‚ weapons and
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plaster casts‚ graffiti‚ and statues throughout Pompeii and Herculaneum reveal this along with source A and B. Source A depicts an image of the Statue of Eumachia located in Pompeii which helps reveal the status of wealthy women whereas source B is a tomb inscription outside the Herculaneum Gate in Pompeii which divulges into roles in the town council as well as the different positions of hierarchy within the towns. The social structure in Pompeii and Herculaneum was divided into three broad categories
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(Fiero‚ 23) The king’s corpse would be mummified and wrapped in fine linen and placed in an elaborate coffin‚ which was floated down the Nile to a burial site located at Gizeh and Saggara. The earliest Egyptian tombs were propably modeled on Egypt’s domestic dwellings. These mud-brick tombs‚ called mastabas‚ consisted of an offering chamber room that held a statue of the dead‚ and a shaft that descended to the burial chamber some 100 feet below. Stacking five mastabas of decreasing size on top of
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The Terra Cotta warriors were founded on March 29‚1974 when some farmers in the Shaanxi province were trying to dig up a well. Little did they know that a tomb for Qin Shi Huang (the first Emperor of China) lied only about 1 mile from their well. The first Emperor first came into power in 246BC when he was just thirteen years old. He spent most of his life building and uniting nations around forming what we now know it as “China”. He is known to be the father of all of china creating writing‚ currency
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took him out of the picture‚ the whole U.S. probably would have come crashing down. Therefore‚ I would love to have a chance to acknowledge him by laying a wreath on his tomb. He deserves all of us to honor him‚ as he was a man of great dignity‚ therefore we should try to preserve that. If I had a chance to lay the wreath at his tomb‚ I wouldn’t only have the chance to honor him‚ but also his wife who helped him along the
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Chris Dawson Lee Bailey Humanities: Byzantine-Enlightenment July 17‚ 2014 An Art Analysis of the Gothic Church There are many Gothic churches/cathedrals around Europe. When you think of a church in Paris you think of Notre Dame but there are others. The church I chose to talk about is “The Abbey Church of Saint Denis‚ known as the first Gothic structure and was developed in the 12th century by Abbot Suger. The Abbey Church of Saint Denis‚ also known as the Cathedral Basilica of St Denis‚ provided
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Story 1 - Verona teenager commits suicide Juliet Capulet‚ a distressed young teenager‚ committed suicide after her husband‚ Romeo Montague’s death. She was found in the tomb beside Romeo yesterday evening. Romeo Montague and the thirteen year old Juliet Capulet had just gotten married yesterday morning. All the trouble began when later that day‚ Romeo was watching as Tybalt Capulet‚ Juliet’s hot-tempered cousin‚ challenged Romeo’s good friend Mercutio to a fight‚ and in the fight‚ Mercutio was
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In the Science Direct (2006) article “The Last King: A royal maternity case solved by ancient DNA analysis” the author’s Jorgan Dissing‚ Jonas Binladen‚ Anders Hansen‚ Birgitte Sejrsen‚ Eske Willerslev and Niels Lynnerup informs the reader about the last Danish Viking Kings‚ Sven Estriden who died in A.D. 1074 and was entombed in the Roskilde Cathedral. The problem on hand and what the author’s make an attempt to reveal is whether or not Sven Estriden’s mother‚ Estrid was entombed in the pillar
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