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The Lost Tomb of Queen Hetepheres

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Archaeologists opened the queen's sarcophagus only to find it completely empty, with no trace of her remains.
This episode explores the mysterious 1925 discovery of Queen Hetepheres' tomb near the Great Pyramid of Giza, which contained extraordinary treasures but no body. The narrative examines the archaeological puzzle of how a royal burial chamber could be filled with gold artifacts yet completely empty of the queen's remains, presenting various theories about what might have happened to her mummy.
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