Beach bar used a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus as table — until a tourist noticed
Archaeologists later identified the item as an ancient Roman sarcophagus, but a mystery lingers. A former law enforcement ...
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A sealed Iron Age sarcophagus found by archaeologists in Italy, and inside is a perfectly preserved skeleton
The Iron Age stone sarcophagus, already opened and with the skeleton perfectly preserved inside. Credit: Andrea Babbi / Cnr Ispc / LEIZA Located on Mount Bisenzo, near Lake Bolsena in Italy, this site ...
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Untouched 2,500-year-old sarcophagus found in Italy and opened. See what was inside
Archaeologists excavating the ancient Etruscan site of Bisenzio uncovered a well-preserved sarcophagus with a complete skeleton inside. Screengrab from YouTube video shared by ISPC CNR / Italy's ...
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Khufu Pyramid: King's Chamber, Tomb View
Unfortunately, all that remains in this sacred space is the king's sarcophagus made of large blocks of red granite. Khufu's body, along with his earthly possessions, were looted before ...
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Egypt sarcophagus: Mystery black tomb opened in Alexandria
Experts wore face masks to open the sarcophagus, which released a terrible smell Three weeks ago, archaeologists in Egypt found a massive black granite sarcophagus in Alexandria, untouched for ...
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Sarco Suicide Pod: How The Controversial Capsule Functions
The Sarco pod, short for sarcophagus, is a controversial euthanasia device. A 64-year-old woman from the US recently died by suicide using the Sarco suicide pod at a woodland retreat in Switzerland.
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Grim eight word final message Sarco suicide pod users will hear before death
The Sarco pod, which takes its name from the word "sarcophagus", is a euthanasia device which allows users to trigger their own death by asphyxiation at the Last Resort in Switzerland. The patient ...
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Ancient Egyptian 'Green Coffin' returned to Cairo by US
A looted ancient Egyptian sarcophagus that was on display at a US museum has been returned to Egypt. The 2.9m (9.5ft) long "Green Coffin" dates back to the Late Dynastic Period, which spanned ...
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Archaeologists excavated 50 feet under Egypt’s largest non-royal tomb and found Idi’s double sarcophagus
The double sarcophagus of Idi. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt The Secretary-General also noted that preliminary studies conducted by the mission revealed that the funerary ...
Untouched 2,500-year-old sarcophagus found in Italy and opened. See what was inside
For over 2,000 years, a heavy stone sarcophagus sat buried near a volcanic lake in Italy. Its contents remained untouched and unknown — until now. Archaeologists were excavating Bisenzio ...