tomb
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The tomb features an outer courtyard, rock-cut chapel and subterranean burial chambers.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Archeologists have dug up an ancient tomb that has largely been untouched for 600 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
In the 20-minute gameplay sequence, Lara Croft -- still in her famous blue top and brown shorts -- explores an abandoned tomb in Greece, battling panthers and dodging giant swords falling from the ceiling.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Pale stone walls and floors evoke the interior of an Egyptian tomb.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
As in the fusion with Mercer, everyone ascended together or, when the cycle had come to an end, fell together into the trough of the tomb world.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Thousands of mourners lined the streets as the king's casket was transported to the royal tombs in Fort Portal where a private ceremony took place.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Thousands of mourners are expected to attend the burial at the royal tombs near the palace in Fort Portal in western Uganda.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
This poses a major threat to the tombs in this area.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Mama Margaretha and her atas and their children live together in several traditional houses, which look like tall witches' hats, ranged around her family's tombs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
The tombs of the pharaohs and of Alexander the Great himself served as constant reminders of the heights she could hope to achieve.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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