{
  "id": 752663,
  "title": "What it's like to discover an ancient Egyptian tomb, and the race against time to preserve it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/what-its-like-to-discover-an-ancient-egyptian-tomb-and-the-race",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-12T22:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-ancient-egyptian-tomb.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}