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Archaeologists unearth ancient, well-preserved sarcophagus in Egypt

Posted by / July 14, 2018

You don’t even have to be a history nerd to get excited about this story. Egyptian archeologists have recently discovered something very rare: a sarcophagus that’s as ancient as it is untouched. See, the problem with Egyptian archeology is that most of the finds aren’t exactly finds, they’re refinds. Most tombs have long since been looted by grave robbers. This sarcophagus, however, was protected by a layer of mortar. This means that archeologists have the possibility to study something extremely rare.

Full story at CNN.

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  • Egyptian archaeologists found a great work. Is this pyramid made of granit?