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|Teaser=For two thousand years, the final resting place of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony has remained archaeology’s most tantalizing "missing person" case.
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|Date published=2026-06-29
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== Introduction ==
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For two thousand years, the final resting place of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony has remained archaeology’s most tantalizing "missing person" case. Following their legendary suicides in 30 B.C., the trail went cold in the shadows of Alexandria. However, recent breakthroughs at the Taposiris Magna temple complex are shifting the search.