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| 1. The number 1 myth in the history of world archeology is probably the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, the 18th Pharaoh of Egypt. This site was excavated by British archaeologist Howard Carter in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt in 1922. |
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| Now tourists can admire artifacts from Tutankhamun’s tomb in museums in Cairo and Luxor. To avoid damage to Tutankhamun’s tomb by visitors, the Egyptian government decided to close this site and build a replica for tourism. |
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| 2. In 1938, a resident of Sutton Hoo, England, invited local archaeologist Basil Brown to his land to excavate a group of mounds covered with low grass. As soon as he started digging, the archaeologist knew he had made a great discovery: An intact Anglo-Saxon king’s ship grave. |
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| In the tomb there are countless precious artifacts, including an iron helmet, an artifact that became world famous for providing a vivid glimpse into the world of the Anglo-Saxon people. Today, visitors can tour around the archaeological site and discover fascinating stories about the Anglo-Saxon king’s tomb and his treasure. |
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| 3. The Rosetta Stone was discovered by Napoleon’s army in 1799 while building a fortress in Egypt. This stone slab is engraved with a text in both different languages: Greek and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. |
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| This makes it the key for scientists to decode the mysterious language of the oldest civilization on Earth. After Napoleon’s army lost the battle, the stone fell into British hands and has been displayed in the British Museum from 1802 to the present. |
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| 4. The tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the famous emperor of ancient China, was discovered by a farmer in 1974. What archaeologists found here stunned the whole world: the team The army of 8,000 terracotta soldiers are crafted with lifelike size and lifelikeness. |
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| Revealed after two millennia of dormancy, Qin Shi Huang’s tomb has only been partially excavated and still hides many secrets about the first emperor of unified China. Due to technological limitations, the Chinese government is still cautious about fully excavating this giant tomb. |
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| 5. The Knossos palace network was discovered by British archaeologist Arthur Evans in the southeast area of the city of Iraklion on the island of Crete (Greece) during an excavation lasting from 1900–1905. This is a huge palace system dating back to the Bronze Age built by the residents of the Minoan civilization. |
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| The most important discovery at the palace of Knossos was thousands of fired clay tablets recording a typeface that no one had ever seen before. British expert Michael Ventris took 50 years to decode this type of writing. Today, Knossos Palace has been renovated so that visitors can easily tour the entire massive architectural network. |
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