Early Western Civilization, Egyptian Tomb
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Egyptologists had lost interest in the site of tomb 5, which had
been explored and looted decades ago. Therefore, they wanted to give way
to a parking lot. However, no one would have ever known the treasure that
lay only 200 ft. from King Tut's resting place which was beyond a few
rubble strewn ro ....
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.... lower level,
bringing the total number to more than 100. That would make tomb 5 the
biggest and most complex tomb ever found in Egypt, and quite conceivable
the resting place of up to 50 sons of Ramesses II, perhaps the best known
of all the pharaohs, the ruler believed to have been Moses' nemesis in
the book of Exodus.
The Valley of the Kings, in which Tomb 5 is located, is just
across the Nile River from Luxor, Egypt. It is never exactly been off the
beaten track. Tourism has been brisk in ....
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