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Counting birds and seeing the pyramids
After just one day short of two weeks, I was on my way back to Cairo on Egypt Air.
Current Argus We were staying in Saqqara, which gave us a break from Cairo air and traffic and easy access to some interesting areas.
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Egyptian archaeologists say they have discovered a pair of 4,300-year-old tombs that indicate a burial site south of Cairo is bigger than expected.
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Nested Fetus Coffins, Dynasty 18, reign of Tutankhamun . Wood, gypsum, gold. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
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Escaping camel hawkers and un-digging my high heels from small avalanches of sand, I arrived at last at Pyramid Number Two--the tomb of Khafre--where a long narrow tunnel slanted into its earthen belly, lined ...
Egyptian archaeologists unveil pair of 4,300-year-old tombs of pharaonic officials
A pair of 4,300-year-old pharaonic tombs discovered at Saqqara indicate that the sprawling necropolis south of Cairo is even larger than previously thought, Egypt's top archaeologist said Monday.
Egypt trip is a once-in-lifetime adventure
"Big, gigantic ... no, I'd probably say huge-normous - and old - very, very old." These were the words Sidney Wilhite of West Monroe kept repeating over and over again as he sat in my travel agency.
The temple at Aswan - the 125-kilometre stretch of Nile between Aswan and Luxor covers most of pharaonic Egypt's greatest hits Egypt stands at the spaghetti junction of the world.
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Janet Sexton and Tom Mackey stand before Abu Simbel, a highlight of an amazing trip to Egypt.
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The pyramid is believed to belong to Queen Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti who founded the 6th Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom.
4,300-year-old pyramid discovered in Egypt
Egypt's chief archaeologist has announced the discovery of a 4,300-year-old pyramid in Saqqara, the sprawling necropolis and burial site of the rulers of ancient Memphis.
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