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Adsos Letter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 12:46 AM
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Archaeologists Find Ancient Jewelry in Egyptian Tomb
Source: Voice of America News (wtf?) I used to hear these guys broadcast in Romanian when I was overseas...I thought they went out with the Cold War...but I digress..



Egypt says archaeologists have found ancient golden jewelry in the tomb of a senior official who died about about 3,500 years ago.

and antiquities officials say an excavation team found five golden earrings and two rings in the tomb of the state treasurer who served during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut.

The walls of his burial chamber are decorated with texts from the Egyptian Book of the Dead.

Archaeologists made the discovery while digging in Luxor, along the banks of the Nile River. Luxor is one of Egypt's most popular tourist sites. It is famous for the Valley of the Kings, which contains several pharaohs' tombs.

http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-10-voa65.cfm
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Webster Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 12:51 AM
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1. Wow!
I want one of those! :P
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emilyg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-11-09 01:43 AM
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2. Cool.
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