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MUMMY MYSTERY.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
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May 22, 2006
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Byline: Tom Avril
May 22--When she was rediscovered three decades ago, in a darkened storage area at Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences, she caused a bit of a sensation. Lying in a plain wooden crate was an Egyptian mummy, her gilded death mask undimmed by the passage of centuries.
The Egyptian government had restricted the export of such artifacts decades earlier, so the appearance in 1977 of a "new" one outside the country drew some interest. X-rays taken at the time led researchers to identify the body tentatively as that of a ...
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VISITORS TO VARANASI BLESSED WITH GLIMPSE OF INDIA AT ITS MOST SACRED.(Getaways)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
; ...drawing men and women to its banks at Varanasi for at least 3,000 years. Today...as well. An early morning will find Varanasi's citizens brushing their teeth, scrubbing...gray dawn sky an offering to the river. Varanasi is easily accessible by air, with daily...
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Spain comes to the aid of Varanasi.
News Wire article from: Asian News International
; Byline: ANI Varanasi, Feb 17(ANI): Varanasi could be the country's first World Heritage City. Spanish...signed an agreement with INTACH to conserve the monuments of Varanasi. Under the project, around 200 monuments, river banks...
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HINDU VARANASI.
Magazine article from: The Geographical Review
; ...and pilgrim activities in the city of Varanasi, India, are explored through an analysis...India, pilgrimage, sacred space, Varanasi. Studies of pilgrimage sites and pilgrim...Our study of a Hindu sacred site, Varanasi, also known to Hindus as Kashi, or...
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BLASTS IN VARANASI
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
; ...Last Tuesday, the temple city of Varanasi, considered one of the holiest places...Express - ripped the cosmopolitan city of Varanasi into shambles. Sankat Mochan Temple...Shiva Ganga Express was about to leave Varanasi for Delhi when the blast took place...
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Varanasi schools on hit list?
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
; ...now the turn of schools? Sources in Varanasi Police told Hindustan Times on Tuesday...threatening to blow up two premier schools of Varanasi within the next 24 hours had been received...are also with top police officials of Varanasi, has not only put the concerned schools...
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Varanasi's silk industry shaken by China quake.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
; Varanasi's silk industry shaken by China quake By: Indukant Dixit Varanasi, June 8 (PTI) The ripples of the devastating...prices by about 25 per cent. The silk industry of Varanasi consumes 12,000-15,000 metric tons of silk...
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HC tells Varanasi DJ, CJM not to meddle
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
; ...chief judicial magistrate (CJM) of Varanasi not to meddle with the transfer of mafia don Brijesh Singh from Varanasi to Bareilly Central Jail, has permitted...to proceed further to shift him from Varanasi jail to Bareilly Central Jail. Passing...
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Fear, confusion stalks temple town of Varanasi following serial blasts
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
; Varanasi, March 8 -- An atmosphere of fear and...confusion is prevailing in the temple town of Varanasi, a day after a series of bomb blasts...from the blasts, local authorities in Varanasi have ordered the shutting down of all...
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Varanasi regeneration and redevelopment plan gets going.
M2 Presswire
; ...18 January 2001-Indian Government: Varanasi regeneration and redevelopment plan gets...comprehensive blue-print for redevelopment of Varanasi city has been drawn up and its implementation...etc. A beginning had been made with Varanasi because it was believed to be the oldest...
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Varanasi blasts: Impact on tourism to be temporary - Operators.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
; Varanasi blasts: Impact on tourism to be temporary - Operators New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) Varanasi is an important tourist attraction for...concerned about is the domestic circuit, as Varanasi is also a favourite of tourists from South...
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