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In ancient Egyptian funerary rituals, canopic jars were used to hold human organs that were removed during the mummification ...
In central China, archaeologists have unearthed a 5,000-year-old royal tomb, potentially belonging to a prehistoric king. The ...
The burial and grain jars were of Egyptian origin. In this article we present an updated inventory of Muslim jar burials from historical Palestine. When analyzed against this database, the Zarnūqa ...
A nearly 3,000-year-old canopic jar is discovered in an Egyptian tomb. Learn more about these ancient burial traditions. Publish Date: 3/19/25 Topic: Ancient Worlds Ancient Worlds NOVA ...
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered hundreds of large ancient jars that contain remains of 5,000-year-old wine. Researchers with a German-Austrian archaeological mission found a vast quantity ...
A burial chamber containing the remains of an ancient Egyptian priestess has been unearthed after nearly 4,000 years. Named Idy, her remains were found in a coffin within another coffin in a tomb ...
Phnom Pel, Cambodia – Over a hundred "burial jars" and a dozen coffins arranged on a ledge in an remote Cambodian jungle have for centuries held the bones – and secrets – of mysterious people who ...