So as a volunteer, it makes us stronger, it makes us happier, makes us more connected. and the more we do that, the more confident we become, and hopefully the better our community is as well. archaeologists in egypt have uncovered several tombs that have been sealed for more than 4,000 years. buried within one of them was a gold laced mummy and numerous statues. the discovery was made just south of cairo in the legendary saqqara necropolis. tim allman reports. beneath egypt s s ancient desert sands, it feels like there s always another secret to be revealed. in the shadow of the stepstone pyramid of djoser, a new discovery from the age of the pharaohs. as so often in this part of the world, the past intrudes on the present. saqqara is a very important place. it reveals many important treasures and we are announcing today one of these great treasures.
An Egyptian archeological mission discovered a group of family tombs in the western bank of Luxor city that dates back to the second intermediate period of Egypt (1677-1550 BC), the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement on Wednesday.
The fetching Atlantic port of Essaouira lacks the fame and grandeur of more famous Moroccan cities like Casablanca, but that is exactly its draw. Easier to navigate than the vast medieval labyrinth of Fez and far more manageable than hectic Marrakesh, Essaouira (pronounced ess-uh-WEE-ruh) is coastal North Africa at its most quaint and picturesque.
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Digging trenches in 1944, Bulgarian troops accidentally uncovered the royal Tomb of Kazanlak, the first of many discoveries in the fourth-century B.C..
The funeral has been taking place for pope benedict xvi at the vatican. pope francis presided over the ceremony for his predecessor, who died on new year s eve at the age of 95, nearly a decade after he resigned as head of the roman catholic church. this is the scene in st peter s square. the vatican has said some 200,000 people filed past the former pope lying in state before the doors were closed. after the ceremony, benedict will be buried in a crypt beneath st peter s basilica that holds the tombs of more than 90 of his predecessors. pope francis led the service and gave the homily at the service in st peter s square. translation: and god s faithful people gathered here now accompanies and entrust to him the life of the one who was their pastor. like the women at the tomb, we too have come with with fragrance of gratitude and the balm of hope in order to show him once more the love that is undying.
We shall keep a close eye across every twist and turn. thank you for analysis of what is happening currently in us politics. in a few hours time, pope francis will preside over the funeral of his predecessor benedict xvi at the vatican. he died on new year s eve at the age of 95, nearly a decade after he resigned as head of the roman catholic church. the vatican said some 200,000 people filed past the former pope lying in state before the doors were closed. tens of thousands of people are expected in st peter s square to hear a requiem mass. after the ceremony, benedict will be buried in a crypt beneath st peter s basilica that holds the tombs of more than 90 of his predecessors. the european union is urging member states to impose travel controls on visitors from china, where covid infections have exploded. the guidance includes passengers having a pre flight covid i9 test, random tests on arrival, and wearing face masks on flights.
Francis as well. all of that will take over two hours. in the end we re talking about a ritual where you have pope benedict who will be lying in a wooden coffin which will then be placed into a zinc coffin and another wooden coffin and laid to rest in the tombs underneath the vatican. the place pope benedict is going to be taking there is the one occupied by pope john paul ii until he was declared a saint himself. you were talking about the fact that in 2005 i was here when john paul ii was laid to rest. back then it was a gigantic event with literally hundreds of thousands of people here and millions of people coming to rome. pope benedict himself had requested a smaller, more humble ceremony to himself. only to the extent that something like that is possible with a gigantic body like the catholic church which is so influential in a lot of
Benedict was still in office. there might be some differences in language considering he wasn t actually in the office anymore, he wasn t the actual pope anymore. the big difference, of course, is going to be that the sitting pope, pope francis, is going to be presiding over all the things that are going to be going on. that of course in itself is something that s extremely remarkable. first time that s happened in the modern era. essentially what s going to happen is right now the pope s body is still lying in state. you can see behind me a lot of people still going to pay their final respects. later today the coffin is going to be sealed. that also has a special procedure. pope francis is going to oversee that as well. tomorrow is going to be the big day when the funeral is going to take place. a lot of heads of state and heads of government coming here to rome. that whole ceremony is going to be overseen by pope frances as well. that in itself is a big deal and then pope benedict is going to be placed into the papal tombs into the vatican taking the