What it’s like to discover an ancient Egyptian tomb – and the race against time to preserve it
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- Phys.org Science·2h agoWhat it's like to discover an ancient Egyptian tomb, and the race against time to preserve it
Looking inside a newly discovered ancient tomb for the first time is both exciting and terrifying. I was fortunate to experience this recently as director of an international research team carrying out fieldwork in the Theban necropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near the…
Read at Phys.org Science → - The Conversation UK Science·12h agoWhat it’s like to discover an ancient Egyptian tomb – and the race against time to preserve it
The first moment you look inside a newly discovered ancient tomb is at once exciting and terrifying. I was fortunate to experience this recently as director of an international research team carrying out fieldwork in the Theban necropolis, a Unesco world heritage site near the…
Read at The Conversation UK Science →
