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Friday, February 10, 2006

New Pharaonic Tomb Discovered!!!!

Archaeologists have discovered an intact tomb in the Valley of Kings. This tomb is the first one to be discovered after 1922's monumental discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb which was lead by Howard Carter....

The Valley of the Kings near Luxor in southern Egypt was used for burials for around 500 years from 1540BC onwards.

The tomb, the 63rd discovered since the valley was first mapped in the 18th century, was unexpectedly found only 5m away from King Tutankhamun's, a member of the team told the BBC's World Tonight.

A team led by the University of Memphis found the previously unknown tomb complete with unopened sarcophagi and five undisturbed mummies.

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Dnyanesh

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