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Another New Tomb in the Valley of the Kings?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pharoh's-got-the-coolest-forts dept.

Praxiteles writes "A radar survey in 2000 found KV63, the tomb excavated near King Tutankhamen's tomb earlier this year. (KV stands for Valley of the Kings). Just announced is that this same radar survey shows an image of what appears to be a shaft to another tomb just 15 meters north of KV63. Will radar stratigraphy change the multi-millennial tradition of destructive excavation and open new opportunities in the search for buried treasure?"

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  1. Don't open it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's probably a Goa'uld trap. Wait, it might have a Zero-Point Module--open it but have a lot of guards and SG-1 standing by.

  2. I guess it's not... by Jeian · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... the Valley of Kings in Loch Modan.

    I should play WoW less.

  3. Arrrr matey! by krell · · Score: 3, Funny

    " open new opportunities in the search for buried treasure?"

    Arr, matey! Any of ye swabs got a pirate ship that can sail in the desert?

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    Where were you when the voynix came?
  4. Re:What?? by Tx · · Score: 4, Funny
    "Will radar stratigraphy change the multi-millennial tradition of destructive excavation and open new opportunities in the search for buried treasure?"

    Let's hope it will open up new opportunities to learn about history, which contributes to the wealth of everyone.

    Maybe, but "Lara Croft, Radar Stratigrapher" just doesn't have that ring to it.
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    Oh no... it's the future.
  5. Oblig Stargate Quote by Gryle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Col O'Neill: "Don't matter what kind of radation suit we have. If you'd been listening you'd know that Nintendos pass through everything."

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    Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not entirely sure about the universe - Einstein
  6. Typical /. story... by Tiro · · Score: 4, Funny

    Come on, this stuff is Ancient History!!