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Baher al-Kady

Baher al-Kady

Sep 23, 2021

This picture taken on Sept. 14, 2021 shows a view of a part of the south tomb of the third dynasty Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Djoser (27th century BC) at the newly-restored southern cemetery in the Saqqara Necropolis south of Egypt's capital Cairo. — This picture taken on Sept. 14, 2021 shows a view of a part of the south tomb of the third dynasty Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Djoser (27th century BC) at the newly-restored southern cemetery in the Saqqara Necropolis south of Egypt's capital Cairo. — KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images

A picture taken on April 13, 2020, shows a view of the Great pyramid of Khafre (Chephren) seen through the scaffolding on the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which is currently under construction, in Giza on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Members of the media gather in the area where five ancient Pharaonic tombs were recently discovered at the Saqqara archaeological site, south of Cairo, Egypt, March 19, 2022.

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A picture taken on October 3, 2020 shows sarcophaguses, excavated by the Egyptian archaeological mission which discovered a deep burial well with more than 59 human coffins closed for more than 2,500 years, displayed during a press conference at the Saqqara necropolis, 30 kms south of the Egyptian capital Cairo. - They were unearthed south of Cairo in the sprawling burial ground of Saqqara, the necropolis of the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Their exteriors are covered

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