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Mummy thought to be Queen Seshestet found in Egypt

CAIRO, Jan. 8, 2009 (Reuters) — Egyptian archaeologists have found the remains of a mummy thought to be that of Queen Seshestet, the mother of a pharaoh who ruled Egypt in the 24th century BC, the government said on Thursday. ...  > full story

Tombs from court of Pharaoh Unas found

SAQQARA, Egypt, Dec. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Egyptian archaeologists have found the tombs of two court officials, in charge of music and pyramid building, in a 4,000 year old cemetery from the reign of Pharaoh Unas. ...  > full story

Shocking study finds most will torture if ordered

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Some things never change. Scientists said on Friday they had replicated an experiment in which people obediently delivered painful shocks to others if encouraged to do so by authority figures. ...  > full story

Archeologists in Peru unearth ancient Wari city

LIMA, Dec. 16, 2008 (Reuters) — Researchers digging at the Cerro Patapo archeological site in northern Peru have discovered the ruins of an entire city, which may provide the "missing link" between two ancient cultures, investigators said on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Perfume vials from Christ's era unearthed in Israel

ROME, Dec. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — A team of Franciscan archaeologists digging in the biblical town of Magdala in what is now Israel say they have unearthed vials of perfume similar to those that may have been used by the woman said to have washed Jesus' feet. ...  > full story
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