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...corpse in the crypt had surely once been some exalted leader of Palenque civilization. The hieroglyphics on the stone sarcophagus alone, estimated Dr. Ruz, had been 25 years in the carving. The original owners of the six skeletons outside had been sacrificed to guard the tomb...
...Egypt, meanwhile, diggers at Sakkara uncovered a 4,000-year-old tomb from the Sixth Dynasty. There, only bright, well-preserved wall paintings still proclaim the baggage that the dead king kept to use at his resurrection. Unlike Mayan monarchs, Pharaohs of that age were too poor for jeweled funerals...
...that he was sorry he had accepted so many. A few days later he failed to show up for a luncheon date with the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Then, on Armistice Day, he sent Navy Secretary Dan Kimball off to do the presidential honors at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. He canceled his regular press conference on the grounds that he had nothing to say, refused to let his press secretary chronicle the arrivals and departures of relatives and in-laws who are swooping down on the White House for an eleventh-hour visit...
Another infrequently seen notable, who had missed the last seven anniversary parades, also appeared: Joseph Stalin easily climbed 40 steps to the podium atop Lenin's tomb, looked hale as he saluted the crowd but said nothing. The parade lasted only 25 minutes: the usual air show was weathered out, and only old-model tanks and rocket guns were displayed. Explanation: those who wage cold peace like to keep their hot weapons out of sight...
...time the culture of Egypt had matured, and to a large extent it was centered in the person of the Pharaoh. When a Pharaoh died, he was supposed to go to heaven to take his place among the gods. The texts, usually inscribed on the eastern walls of his tomb where he might conveniently see them, served no other purpose than to speed him on his journey...