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Egypt Unveils Ancient Mummy

By the Associated Press

Posted Feb 11, 2009 7:01 PM CST

(AP) – Illuminated only by torches and camera lights, Egyptian laborers used crowbars and picks to lift the lid off a 2,600-year-old limestone sarcophagus, exposing—for the first time since it was sealed in antiquity—a perfectly preserved mummy. Wrapped in dark-stained canvas, the mummy is...   Read full story »

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