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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. Dumb americans by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Heh! I love the link to Egypt. Yes, USians, there is a whole world out there!

  2. Re:Why open it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    the archeologist is better because he is white and he does it for the glory of god and fatherland. Also, he wipes his bum with toilet paper!!