Thursday, December 16, 2004

a beloved wife



ahram (cairo's daily newspaper since 1875) has a small article with a nice pic.

A Beloved Wife

Last Sunday, the Valley of the Golden Mummies in Bahariya oasis was a playing stage for a thrilling archaeological adventure; the largest tomb ever found for an average middle class woman has been uncovered. The size of the tomb, according to Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, is testimony to the husband's love of his wife. The tomb has a beautiful anthropoid clay coffin bearing the face of the deceased with her long fair hair.

Other treasures have been unearthed but dust and humidity prevented excavators from moving further into the grave though they had uncovered another sealed doorway.

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