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Cicada-shaped jade unearthed from 3,000-year-old tomb in central China

Archaeologists in central China have uncovered a jade item carved to resemble a cicada from a tomb dating back to the Xia Dynasty (2,070-1,600 BCE).

3,500-year-old tomb in northwest China indicates sun worship

Chinese archeologists examining an ancient tomb in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have conjectured that the site was dedicated to the worship of the sun.

Is Egypt close to finding Cleopatra’s tomb?

More than 2,000 years after her death, Cleopatra — the enigmatic queen of the pharaohs — is creating a riddle for archeologists desperate to find her tomb.

Italian envoy visits Ferdowsi’s tomb

Italy’s Ambassador to Tehran Giuseppe Perrone visited the tomb of the great Persian poet Ferdowsi in Mashhad and unveiled a bust of the great poet.

Archeologists discover Incan tomb in Peru

Peruvian archeologists discovered an Incan tomb in the north of the country where an elite member of the pre-Columbian empire was buried, one of the investigators announced on Friday.

Bayazid Bastami’s tomb a tourist attraction in central Iran

The tomb of Bayazid Bastami in Bastam, central Iranian province of Semnan, is among the main attractions of the city. It is a large complex with different spaces from the third to fifth century A.H.

Egypt unveils ancient tomb and sarcophagi in Luxor

Egypt on Saturday unveiled an ancient tomb, sarcophagi and funerary artifacts discovered in the Theban necropolis of Al-Assasif in the southern city of Luxor.

Egypt opens 4,000-year-old tomb to the public

Egypt has allowed the public to visit a 4,000-year-old tomb in the Saqqara necropolis near Giza for the first time to promote tourism.

Shah Nematollah Vali Tomb, a splendid and beautiful edifice

The tomb of Shah Nureddin Nematollah Vali, poet, sage, Sufi and founder of an order of dervishes, is located in Mahan, Kerman Province. It has twin minarets covered with turquoise tiles from the bottom up to the cupola.

Photos record discovery of King Tut's secret tomb

By Beth Timmins*

Tomb of Sheikh Zahed Gilani

There is a spectacular monument belonging to a Sufi named Sheikh Tajeddin Ebrahim, who is known as Sheikh Zahed Gilani, near the city of Lahijan in northern province of Gilan and on the slopes of the mountains and among the green tea fields.

Egypt unveils tomb of ancient priestess

Egyptian archeologists on Saturday unveiled the tomb of an Old Kingdom priestess adorned with well-preserved and rare wall paintings.

Egyptian archeologists discover mummy in previously unexplored tomb in Luxor

Egyptian archeologists discovered a mummy in one of two previously unexplored tombs across the Nile from the southern city of Luxor, the antiquities ministry said.

Egyptologists differ on Tut tomb 'hidden chambers'

Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani said new technology is needed to determine whether Tutankhamun's tomb contains hidden chambers which a British archeologist believes may hide Queen Nefertiti's remains.

Hafez tomb complex will house Iran's largest museum

Iran's largest museum will open near the tomb of the Persian mystic poet Hafez in the southern city of Shiraz, said deputy head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization.