Word: anciently
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...Less ancient but more glamorous wonders are being unearthed in 1st and 2nd century tombs. The sites Hawass opened in 1999 became known as the Valley of the Golden Mummies, for the gilded masks and chest plates that cover many of the interred. An additional seven tombs opened this year revealed 102 more gilded or painted remains. Copper bracelets, obsidian decorations and even what appears to be gaming pieces and dice have been uncovered as well. All told, more than 10,000 mummies may be buried in the ancient necropolis...
...owners. Shimon is at first shocked and appalled and then fascinated. He asks her for more details, and she obliges, spinning stories about the places where the objects she stole originated. As they nestle together in bed, "Avra talked them all over the world." Still later, Zohar discovers some ancient mosaic tiles in his citrus grove, and he and his wife Miriam regale themselves at night by imagining the people--Phoenicians, Judeans, Canaanites, Greeks--who may have walked on these stones...
...Then what? Well, the torch came to town. Over months, it had wound its way from Australia's most ancient icon, that sandstone monolith known as Uluru - it used to be called Ayers Rock - to its most modern, the Opera House here in Sydney. On the afternoon it was going to arrive at the harbor, I was walking around at Circular Quay. Two Aboriginal homeless people had already taken up positions on a bench. They were sitting in the shadow of this immense ocean liner out of Nassau called the Crystal Harmony, a big boat full of titans with tickets...
Anxious to see what will likely be the Tigers' only matchup against an Ivy League team this year--Princeton is the only Ancient Eight team in the Southern Division--the crowd propelled Princeton...
holds a number of research centers for the study of ancient art and landscaping. In 1944, the grounds hosted the World War II conference that resulted in the formation of the United Nations. Now, it is best known for its scenic gardens, considered the seminal work of famous landscape architect Beatrix Farrand...