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52-foot-long Book of the Dead papyrus from ancient Egypt discovered at Saqqara

There are many texts from The Book of the Dead, and analysis of the new finding may shed light on ancient Egyptian funerary traditions

Mystery of warship wreck off Sussex coast solved

Enemy warship Klein Hollandia sunk by Britain 350 years ago given special protection

Egypt archaeologists uncover “complete” Roman city

Inside the workshops, researchers found a collection of pots, tools and "bronze and copper Roman coins"

Egypt: Archaeologists discover four tombs of Pharaohs and 4,000-year-old mummy (amazing photos)

Limestone sarcophagus found 'in the exact state the ancient Egyptians had left it 4,300 years ago'

4,700-year-old “tavern” complete with fridge, oven and food, unearthed in Iraq

The scene is thousands of years old, yet still familiar

Ancient Maya cities, “super highways” revealed in latest survey

The findings were first published last month in the journal Ancient Mesoamerica

Archaeologists discovered dozens of headless bodies in a 7,000-year-old mass grave

The heads may have been severed in a brutal act of war or by priests to honor the dead

Norway archaeologists find “world’s oldest runestone”

Older runes have been found on other items, but not on stone

“Trash mounds” of 1,300-year-old fabrics, still vividly colored, unearthed in Israel (photo)

The “trash mounds” contained cotton and silk fabrics likely imported from China and India about 1,300 years ago, researchers said

Thessaloniki Metro construction reveals unimaginable treasures

There is even a paved road with colonnades and a line of Byzantine period shops and workshops

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