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57 ancient tombs with mummies unearthed in Egypt
Associated Press ^
| May 23, 2010
Posted on 05/23/2010 10:22:18 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
CAIRO (AP) -- Archeologists have unearthed 57 ancient Egyptian tombs, most of which hold an ornately painted wooden sarcophagus with a mummy inside, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said Sunday.
The oldest tombs date back to around 2750 B.C. during the period of Egypt's first and second dynasties, the council said in a statement.
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TOPICS: History
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Fantastic news! Imagine this: well preserved graves from almost 5,000 years ago. What a wonderful opportunity to learn more about early history. This is the very dawn of modern man. Amazing that these things have survived. Where else do we find this level of artifacts from that long ago?
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posted on
05/23/2010 10:27:22 AM PDT
by
Jack Black
( Whatever is left of American patriotism is now identical with counter-revolution.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
One mummy for each state of the Union.
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posted on
05/23/2010 10:30:26 AM PDT
by
mlocher
(USA is a sovereign nation)
To: Free ThinkerNY
This is good and exciting as they are really old. The more recent stuff from the Roman era of occupation is kind of boring. (Yes, I am saying 2000 year old stuff is a yawn) :-P
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posted on
05/23/2010 10:32:47 AM PDT
by
Lockbar
(March toward the sound of the guns.)
To: Lockbar
"Keep your hands off MY Mummies!"
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posted on
05/23/2010 10:35:12 AM PDT
by
Lockbar
(March toward the sound of the guns.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
All this archeology stuff is really neat but I do hope no one digs me up after 5,000 years...lol
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posted on
05/23/2010 10:41:21 AM PDT
by
libertarian27
(Ingsoc: Department of Life, Department of Liberty, Department of Happiness)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/23/2010 10:51:40 AM PDT
by
Pontiac
To: Free ThinkerNY
I love Zahi! His enthusiasm for all things Egypt is great! And his ‘chainsaw’ accent is too funny a lot of the times! ;-)
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05/23/2010 10:53:15 AM PDT
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pillut48
("Calling ILLEGAL aliens "immigrants" is like calling shoplifters 'customers'!"-UCFRoadWarrior ><>)
To: libertarian27
Just make sure you’re wearing clean underwear when you go, and you’ll be fine. ;-)
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05/23/2010 10:55:58 AM PDT
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pillut48
("Calling ILLEGAL aliens "immigrants" is like calling shoplifters 'customers'!"-UCFRoadWarrior ><>)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Still looking for another ZPM, eh?
To: ClaudiusI
LOL. But since Atlantis, I think of them like the Canadians do, thanks to Rodney McKay: ZedPM! Rolls off the tongue! :-)
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05/23/2010 11:12:31 AM PDT
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pillut48
("Calling ILLEGAL aliens "immigrants" is like calling shoplifters 'customers'!"-UCFRoadWarrior ><>)
To: Free ThinkerNY; SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/23/2010 11:13:23 AM PDT
by
Captain Beyond
(The Hammer of the gods! (Just a cool line from a Led Zep song))
To: Free ThinkerNY
Oh, this is going to turn out well...


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
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05/23/2010 11:15:43 AM PDT
by
The Comedian
(Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
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Are you my mummy? |
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posted on
05/23/2010 11:16:24 AM PDT
by
Redcloak
(What's your zombie plan?)
To: pillut48
An archaelogical rhubarb from 2004, mentions Hawass, and has a great quote from Barbara Mertz...
Where's Nefertiti?
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posted on
05/23/2010 11:27:46 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Still voteless in NY-29.)
To: Jack Black
Where's that slimy Hawass guy at today? Usually, we get his stick before anyone else gets to comment. Perhaps his me first attitude has gotten the best of him.
Does anyone know where these mummies are time wise with the captivity of the Jews? I'll bet we find some Hewbrews amony the dead. It seems that almost every rock we turn over these dates to the Kingdoms of Saul, David, or Jesus Christ.
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05/23/2010 11:35:47 AM PDT
by
STD
(islam an absolute theocratic system of governance which cannot be questioned;)
To: STD
"... Does anyone know where these mummies are time wise with the captivity of the Jews?" These mummies would date to about a thousand years earlier.
To: Free ThinkerNY
57 ancient tombs with mummies unearthed in EgyptCool! One for each state!
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05/23/2010 11:50:58 AM PDT
by
GreenAccord
(Bakon Akbar!)
To: Free ThinkerNY; cajuncow; Pontiac; Captain Beyond; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ...
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05/23/2010 5:29:32 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
To: JoeProBono; Free ThinkerNY; Pontiac; Captain Beyond; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ...
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05/23/2010 5:31:23 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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