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Sarcophagus covered in texts dating back 3,300 years discovered
Sarcophagus covered in texts about safeguarding the dead, and scenes. Sarcophagus showed that it was broken and robbed in ancient…
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Archaeological findings reveal buildings of basalt stone carved into the rocks
Buildings constructed of basalt stone and carved into the rocks has been discovered. Mud bricks buildings date back from the…
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Remains of fort dating back 1500 years discovered
Archaeological mission also uncovered the remains of a church from the early Coptic era and a temple from the Ptolemaic…
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Hundred long-lost wooden coffins unearthed
Many artefacts, funerary masks and statues were also found at the burial sites of the coffins, noting that all the…
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Pharaonic tomb discovered ageing 2,500 years
A limestone coffin and a collection of 'ushabti' statues made of faience were found inside the tomb. All the pieces…
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Coffins found that date back 2,500 years
The announcement stated that the coffins and three sealed niches were found within an 11-meter-deep hole.
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Suicide attack on mayor’s office, 11 dead, mayor injured
On Wednesday, a suicide bomb attack on the offices of Mogadishu's mayor left seven government officials dead, with the mayor…
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Tourist arrested for taking obscene photo at Giza pyramids, later released
Egyptian authorities have released a US tourist who was arrested after he allegedly tried to photograph himself mooning in front…
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