REAL LIFE TOMB
RAIDERS UNCOVER TOMB
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[ October 25th 2006 ]
Real-life
tomb raiders have led archaeologists to the graves
of three royal dentists, protected by a curse
and hidden in the desert sands for thousands of
years in the shadow of Egypt's most ancient pyramid,
according to Associated
Press.
The thieves
were using the cover of night to secretly excavate
an area near Step Pyramid of King Djoser - believed
to be Egypt's oldest pyramid - when authorities
apprehended them.
Archaeologists
were then brought in and discovered the tombs,
one of which included an inscription warning that
anyone who violated the sanctity of the grave
would be eaten by a crocodile and a snake.
According
to Associated Press, the tombs - which did not
contain their mummies - were built of mud-brick
and limestone, not the pure limestone preferred
by ancient Egypt's upper class.
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