Tag: sarcophagus

Plane-sized ‘void’ discovered in Great Pyramid: scientists

by Mariette le Roux and Laurence Coustal Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A passenger plane-sized “void” has been discovered in the middle of the Great Pyramid of Egypt, where it has lain secret and untouched for 4,500 years, scientists revealed on Thursday. The space is one of four cavities, along with the king and queen’s chambers and “Grand Gallery”, now known to exist inside the giant monument constructed under pharaoh Khufu of ancient Egypt. […]

Five things to know about Vladimir Lenin’s mummified body

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Almost 94 years after his death and a quarter century after the fall of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Lenin’s mummified body continues to be displayed in a mausoleum on Red Square in Moscow. Though the question of what to do about Lenin’s body comes up regularly in Russia, authorities have so far been reluctant to remove the corpse. Here is what you need to know about the body of the first […]