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Ancient Egyptian tomb shows how burial trends changed over hundreds of years

Ars Technica and Phys.org describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Ancient Egyptian tomb shows how burial trends changed over hundreds of years.
The headline split The left frames it as "Theban tomb reveals how Egyptian burial trends evolved in time". The center frames it as "Ancient Egyptian tomb shows how burial trends changed over hundreds of years".
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Left / center-leftTheban tomb reveals how Egyptian burial trends evolved in time

Ars Technica · Center-left · News report

CenterAncient Egyptian tomb shows how burial trends changed over hundreds of years

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Ars TechnicaNews report · Aug 18, 4:00 AM

Theban tomb reveals how Egyptian burial trends evolved in time

Practices shifted from individuals buried in coffins to reusing sites for later mummy interments.

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Phys.orgNews report · Aug 18, 4:00 AM

Ancient Egyptian tomb shows how burial trends changed over hundreds of years

The Theban Necropolis, opposite Luxor, consists of more than 400 tombs. In a new Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology study, researchers in Spain examined part of one of these tombs—chamb...

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