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November 26, 2008 On This Day: King Tut’s Tomb Discovered
August 06, 2008 Egypt tests DNA from fetuses in Tut’s tomb
November 05, 2007 King Tut's Face: Buck-Toothed and Blackened
October 07, 2007 Egypt to display Tutankhamun mummy for first time
September 24, 2007 New Find In King Tut's Tomb
June 23, 2007 3000-year old Priest found
April 01, 2007 Egyptians head to France to fetch stolen mummy hairs
February 17, 2007 Everyone's favorite pharaoh
February 05, 2007 Curse of the mummy
December 10, 2006 King Tut Wasn't Bludgeoned to Death
August 26, 2006 Egyptian tomb digs up controversy
August 14, 2006 Another Tomb in the Valley of the Kings?
July 01, 2006 Tomb Yields Many Mysteries, but no Mummy
May 17, 2006 Ancient tomb sheds new light on Egyptian colonialism
February 22, 2006 King Tuts favourite tipple was white wine!
February 15, 2006 Memphis Archeologists Make Priceless Find But Still Need Funds
February 11, 2006 Egypt: Found Grave Presumed Intact
February 11, 2006 Intact tomb found in Egypts Valley of Kings
April 23, 2005 Egyptologists Find Tomb of Ancient Southern Ruler
April 21, 2005 Ancient cemetery found in Egypt
April 21, 2005 7 Corpses Found in Ancient Egyptian Tomb
November 29, 2004 Tomb may shed light on 10th plague
September 06, 2004 Team brings kings tomb to life
August 30, 2004 Pyramids secret
August 26, 2004 Ancient tomb uncovered in Cairo suburb
August 14, 2004 New 6000-year-old Pharaoh tomb found in Aswan
August 06, 2004 Fake Egyptian vase proved to be real
August 02, 2004 Ancient tomb yields secrets to builders of Egyptian mosque
August 01, 2004 Builders Find Ancient Tomb in Cairo Suburb
June 18, 2004 Six 3000-BC tombs unearthed in Egypt
June 07, 2004 Experts: Tomb a significant find
March 20, 2004 Grave of Egyptian kings courtiers uncovered
January 01, 2004 Royal figures tomb unearthed in Egypt
June 11, 2003 Egyptologists Doubt Nefertiti Mummy Claim
 
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taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)

ORIGIN:
From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something"

DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries

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