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Blood of Louis XVI 'identified'

Blood of Louis XVI 'identified' | Archaeology News | Scoop.it
Scientists say an old dried out squash contains the blood of beheaded French King Louis XVI, and a genetic link with the mummified head of Henri IV.
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Nice find!   Not a bottle of blood!    A cloth with blood on it.   before you get too excited!

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Latin American Herald Tribune - Spanish Archaeologists Find 3,550-Year-Old Sarcophagus in Egypt

Latin American Herald Tribune - Spanish Archaeologists Find 3,550-Year-Old Sarcophagus in Egypt | Archaeology News | Scoop.it

The discovery of a 3,550-year-old child’s sarcophagus near the southern Egyptian city of Luxor could shed light on a little-known period of Ancient Egypt, Jose Manuel Galan, the head of a Spanish team of archaeologists that made the find, told Efe on Wednesday.

Experts who for the past three years have explored the vicinity of the tombs of Djehuty and Hery, two high-ranking dignitaries of the Egyptian court between 1500 and 1450 B.C., discovered the intact funeral receptacle lying unprotected on the ground a few days ago.

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Nice find 

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