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The tomb of Kagemni is the largest mastaba in the cemetery associated with the reign of the Sixth Dynasty king Teti (ca. 2323-2150 BCE). Kagemni was a Vizier, the highest position in the royal administration.
The Tomb of King Kongmin, more correctly known as the Hyonjongrung Royal Tomb, is a 14th-century mausoleum located in Haeson-ri, Kaepung County just outside of the city of Kaesong, North Korea. It is one of the Royal Tombs of the Koryo Dynasty.
The site consists of two separate burial mounds, Hyonrung, which contain the remains of Kongmin, 31st king of the Koryo ...
Mehu was an Ancient Egyptian vizier who lived in the Sixth Dynasty, around 2300 BC. The office of the vizier was the most important one at the royal court. Mehu is mainly known from his monumental mastaba at Saqqara, not far away from the Pyramid of Unas.
The exact dating of Mehu is disputed in Egyptology. Hartwig Altenmüller published the relief decoration of ...
QV66 is the tomb of Nefertari, the Great Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II, in Egypt's Valley of the Queens. It was discovered by Ernesto Schiaparelli (the director of the Egyptian Museum in Turin) in 1904. Nefertari, which means "beautiful companion", was Ramesses II's favorite wife; he went out of his way to make this obvious, referring to her as "the one for whom the sun...
The Tomb of Perneb is a mastaba-style tomb from ancient Egypt, built during the reigns of Djedkare Isesi and Unas (ca. 2381 BC to 2323 BC), in the necropolis of Saqqara, north of Pharaoh Djoser's Step Pyramid and about 30 kilometers south of Giza, Egypt. It was the tomb of Perneb, and from the size and placement of the tomb he might have been a court official or royal...
The Tomb of the Eagles, or Isbister Chambered Cairn, is a Neolithic chambered tomb located on a cliff edge at Isbister on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland. First explored by Ronald Simison, a farmer, when digging flagstones in 1958, he conducted his own excavations at the site in 1976. Alerted by Simison, archaeologist John Hedges then mounted a full study, prepare...
The Tombs of the Kings is a large necropolis lying about two kilometres north of Paphos harbour in Cyprus. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The underground tombs, many of which date back to the 4th century BC, are carved out of solid rock, and are thought to have been the burial sites of Paphitic aristocrats and high officials up to the third century AD (the name c...
Tonto National Monument is a National Monument in central Arizona, United States. The area lies on the northeastern edge of the Sonoran Desert, which is generally arid land with annual rainfall of about 16 inches (400 mm) here. The Salt River runs through this area, providing a rare, year-round source of water.
Well-preserved cliff dwellings were occupied by the Salad...
There are those that believe the only way we can know where we are headed as a civilization is to understand where we have been. Experiencing first-hand the relics, artifacts, buildings and monuments left as clues to cultural heritage by our ancestors has become one of the primary focuses for tourism in the world. It is inherent in human nature to explore the past and...
A trek that traces the footsteps of Roman Emperors, Senators and citizens as they sought their entertainment watching gladiators and prisoners fight animals and each other might just be your dream. A visit to the ancient amphitheaters, the first of which were constructed over 2,000 years ago and scattered throughout Europe and Northern Africa, puts you right in the mi...
Chances are if it's ancient, extraordinary, and astounding it's likely to be a World Heritage Site. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has named under its auspices over 900 special spots scattered across our planet that constitute a significant part of our world’s cultural and natural heritage that require special atten...
Tourbillon Castle (French:Château de Tourbillon) is a castle in Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated on a hill and faces the Basilique de Valère, located on the opposite hill.
It was built at the end of the 13th century under the direction of Bishop Boniface de Challant. Of a defensive nature and perched on the top of a steep, rocky...
The Tower of Hercules (Torre de Hércules) is an ancient Roman lighthouse on a peninsula about 2.4 kilometers (1.5 miles) from the centre of A Coruña, Galicia, in north-western Spain. Until the 20th century, the tower itself was known as the "Farum Brigantium". The Latin word farum is derived from the Greek pharos for the Lighthouse of Alexandria. The str...
The eight-sided Tower of the Winds at the edge of the Roman Agora (marketplace) was built around 50 BCE (or possibly even in the 2nd century BCE). The frieze around the top depicts the eight wind deities. A wind vane on the top, sundials on each side, and a water clock inside made this a combination meteorological station and clock tower.
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