sarcophagus
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Inside the mind-blowing 2,000-year-old sarcophagus that was just unsealed.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026
But he said that "the risk is low" because contaminated dust is contained within a thick concrete "sarcophagus" which is covered by the protective shield.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025
A room near the church’s apse contains fragments of a sarcophagus believed to be St. Neophytos’s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
The boy king's gold-covered sarcophagus and his burial mask, inlaid with lapis lazuli, will take centre stage at Saturday's opening.
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
She marched straight up to the sarcophagus and pushed aside the golden lid.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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