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Oldest Intact Sarcophagus Found in Egypt

Posted by timothy on from the just-like-new-except-old dept.

soulctcher writes: "Archaeologists in Egypt have found what looks to be the oldest intact sarcophagus. To give an idea of how old, this particular sarcophagus is believed to be about 1100 years older than King Tut. You can read the full story over at Yahoo!

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  1. Not opened yet... by phazei · · Score: 1, Funny

    So we won't know untill September to see if it actually is "further proof that the Pyramids were built by Egyptians and not by people of a lost civilization." Who knows what in it.... hehe

  2. Send it to Stargate SG-1... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Awesome! Hopefully it still works (and doesn't contain any Goa'uld hiding inside.)

    With any luck they can resurrect Dr. Daniel Jackson. Just in time for Season 6, too! Whew. :-)