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Egypt unveils ancient mummy, part of new discovery
SAQQARA, Egypt - Illuminated only by torches and camera lights, Egyptian laborers used crowbars and picks Wednesday to lift the lid off a 2,600-year-old limestone sarcophagus, exposing -- for the first time since it was sealed in antiquity -- a perfectly preserved mummy.
Nations:Egypt Source:(AP)
2009-02-12
Mummies found in newly discovered tomb in Egypt
CAIRO - A storeroom housing about two dozen ancient Egyptian mummies has been unearthed inside a 2,600-year-old tomb during the latest round of excavations at the vast necropolis of Saqqara south of Cairo, archaeologists said Monday.
Nations:Egypt Source:(AP)
2009-02-09
Mummy thought to be Queen Seshestet found in Egypt
CAIRO - Egyptian archaeologists have found the remains of a mummy thought to be that of Queen Seshestet, the mother of a pharaoh who ruled Egypt in the 24th century BC, the government said on Thursday.
Nations:Egypt
2009-01-08
Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as nature wonders
GENEVA - The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New 7 Wonders of Nature, organizers said Wednesday.
Nations:Italy Nigeria India Brazil Mexico Switzerland Source:(AP)
2009-01-06
4,300-year-old pharaonic tombs unveiled near Cairo
SAQQARA, Egypt - A pair of 4,300-year-old pharaonic tombs discovered at Saqqara indicate that the sprawling necropolis south of Cairo is even larger than previously thought, Egypt's top archaeologist said Monday. The rock-cut tombs were built for high officials -- one responsible for the quarries used to build the nearby pyramids and another for a woman in charge of procuring entertainers for the pharaohs.
Nations:Sweden Egypt Source:(AP)
2008-12-22
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