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I'm a PhD student researching the role of the archaeological dead in contemporary British society. Think of this as a scrapbook of all the interesting links, snippets of information and random bits and bobs I come across pertaining to death, dying and the dead. Enjoy?!

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    In Egypt, archaeologists reopen tombs to woo tourists

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    GIZA, Egypt — More than 4,500 years since the paint was first applied, the reds, yellows and blues still stand out on the walls of the tomb of Queen Meresankh III.

    A hunter throws a net to catch water birds, craftsmen make papyrus mats while a stream of people carry baskets filled with…