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NEWS ABOUT: Supreme Council of Antiquities

Supreme Council of Antiquities stories: 2 news summaries

 DNA Tests Set
 for Baby Girls
 in King Tut's Tomb

Was mummy a daddy?

Aug 7, 08 2:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 3,000-year-old mummified remains of two stillborn baby girls found in King Tutankhamun's tomb will undergo DNA testing to dermine their relationship to Egypt's famous boy king and Queen Nefertiti. The babies' remains were discovered in Tut's tomb in 1922 but never publicly displayed, reports the BBC. More »

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Tutankhamun • ancient Egypt • Supreme Council of Antiquities • Nefertiti • Ankhesenamun • Cairo School of Medicine • Luxor • Zahi Hawass • Howard Carter

 Lost Pyramid Found in Egypt 

4,500-year-oldtomb rediscovered

Jun 6, 08 3:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The remnants of a 4,500-year-old Egyptian pyramid lost for generations has been rediscovered by archaeologists, National Geographic reports. It's believed to be the tomb of  King Menkauhor—who ruled in 2,400 BC—and was found in the midst of a sprawling burial complex at Saqqara, where scientists also... More »

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Pyramids • ancient Egypt • Memphis • King Menkauhor • Saqqara • Headless Pyramid • Supreme Council of Antiquities • National Geographic Society • Old Kingdom • Middle Kingdom • sarcophagus

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