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Alexander the Great Built Solar-Aligned Tomb for His Best Friend, Hephaestion, Study Suggests
A study reveals that the Kasta Tomb in Amphipolis, Greece, built by Alexander for Hephaestion, was solar-aligned with the winter sun.
Smithsonian Magazine5h
Egyptian Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Tombs Belonging to Three Senior Statesmen Who Helped Keep the New Kingdom Running
One tomb belonged to Amum-em-Ipet, who lived during the Ramesside period (as the 19th and 20th Dynasties, the last two of the ...
3 ancient tombs of prominent statesmen discovered in Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have unveiled the millennia-old tombs of three senior statesmen, identified by inscriptions left on ...
Ancient tombs more than 3,000 years old unearthed in Egypt
Three tombs dating back thousands of years have been unearthed in an ancient Egyptian burial complex. The tombs of three ...
IFLScience11h
Tomb Of Hephaestion – Alexander The Great’s Best "Buddy" – May Align With The Winter Solstice
The largest and most lavish tomb ever built in ancient Macedonia may have been designed to fill with sunlight on the winter ...
Live Science1d
Tomb built for Alexander the Great's best friend is aligned with winter solstice, study suggests
A tomb that may have been built for a close friend of Alexander the Great may be aligned with the winter solstice.
Greek Reporter4d
Stunning Mosaic and Tomb Discovered in Ancient Greek City of Assos
Archaeologists in the ancient Greek city of Assos have discovered a 2,200-year-old Hellenistic mosaic and a 1,800-year-old ...
Graves Discovered on Silk Road Route Reveal Ancient Burial Customs
Archaeologists are examining the burial site, grave by grave, to determine China's ancient global relations. Archaeologists ...
These exquisite jade burial suits were just a rumor—until the discovery of an ancient Chinese tomb
Unraided crypts are hard to come by. And yet in 1968, soldiers stumbled upon the imperial family tombs of a Han dynasty ...
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Greek Tomb Once Believed To Hold Alexander The Great’s Father Actually Contains A Young Man, A Woman, And Six Babies
B.C.E., King Philip II of Macedon gathered friends and family at his royal court in Aegae to celebrate the marriage of his ...
Live Science16d
Famous tomb said to hold Alexander the Great's father actually contains younger man, a woman and 6 babies, study finds
Ancient human remains in a famous Greek tomb can't be Alexander the Great's father after all, a scientific analysis reveals. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...
The New York Times16d
GREEK TOMBS EXCAVATED.; Discoveries in Southern Italy -- Grave of Pythagoras May Be Found.
NAPLES, March 20.—The excavations at Metapontum, on the Gulf of Taranto, Southern Itay, have resulted in the discovery of many Greek tombs, some covered with enormous tiles, others with ...