By KATARINA KRATOVAC, Associated Press Writer Katarina Kratovac, Associated Press Writer Wed Feb 11, 7:43 pm ET 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 [...]
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12 Feb
Egypt unveils ancient mummy, part of new discovery
By Katarina Kratovac Associated Press Wed Feb 11, 2009 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. The [...]
11 Feb
30 mummies found in newly discovered tomb in Egypt
Feb 9, 2009 Associated Press Egyptian archaeologists say they have discovered 30 mummies inside a 4,600-year-old tomb, in the latest round of excavations at the vast necropolis of Saqqara 12 miles (20 kilometers) south of Cairo. Egypt’s chief archeologist, Zahi Hawas, says the new tomb was found Sunday at the bottom of a 36 foot [...]
