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Some of the tiny statues found piled inside a niche in a 2,500-year-old hidden tomb near the Pyramids in Giza, Egypt, are shown as they were found in this undated photo from the Egyptian Antiquities Department. Egyptian archaeologists announced the discovery Thursday Sept. 2, 2004. (AP Photo/HO)

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"Egypt's antiquities chief on Thursday revealed a 2,500-year-old hidden tomb under the shadow of one of Giza's three giant pyramids, containing 400 pinkie-finger-sized statues and six coffin-sized niches carved into granite rock. "

Fascinating find!

[Humidston]

Amazing!

[FairOpinion]

Would you kindly fix the title, please.

It should be "2,500" year old, NOT ",500". Apparently, when I copy/pasted I didn't highlight the "2".

Thanks.

A couple of milleniums do matter.

[Chani]

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[farmfriend]

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[SunkenCiv]

400 pinkie-finger-sized statues... what the article doesn't mention is, that a week or so earlier, another hidden tomb was open, and in it was found hundreds of middle finger sized states. The hieroglyphic inscriptions proved to contain an ancient prophetic message -- "This is for Zahi." ;')

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[StoneFury]

How long before the Islamists declare the statues to be idols to false gods and destroy every one?

[sonofatpatcher2]

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[Mister Baredog]

Thanks for the post. I love Egyptian history. Been there, found it awesome and more spectacular in person than I could have believed.

[seastay]

Interesting, just wondering is this the first tomb that has ever been actually found there? According to http://www.s8int.com/page13.html "When the Arab Abdullah Al Mamoun finally forced his entry into the chamber in AD 820 - the first entry since the chamber was sealed in some long ago time - he found the coffer entirely empty. Egyptologists assume that this was the final resting place of Khufu, yet not the slightest evidence suggests that a corpse had ever been in this coffer or chamber. Nor have any embalming materials, any fragments of any article, or any clues whatsoever been found in the chamber or anywhere else in the entire pyramid that in any way indicates that Khufu (or anyone else) was ever buried there. ....It is a matter of archaeological fact that none of the fourth Dynasty kings put their names on the pyramids supposedly constructed in their times..." Are these facts true regrading not finding any trace of Khufu or anyone else ever being buried there , and if so is this the first coffin ever found at the site of the great pyramids?

[sauropod]

Zahi Hawass must have the best job in the world.

I have seen him on several shows. He is quite a character and loves what he does. Wish I had a job like that.

[azhenfud]

Egypt's Terra Cotta Soldiers?

[RightWhale]

Looks like a chess set. It's so deep it makes you wonder what else is buried around there.

[DJ MacWoW]

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