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What it's like to discover an ancient Egyptian tomb, and the race against time to preserve it

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Looking inside a newly discovered ancient tomb for the first time is both exciting and terrifying. I was fortunate to experience this recently as director of an international research team carrying out fieldwork in the Theban necropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near the modern Egyptian city of Luxor.

First report: 2,200-year-old alcohol found sealed inside ancient tomb — and there's nearly a gallon of it — foxnews.com, 2d