Sunday, June 13, 2004

Twenty 5000 Year Old Tombs found at Helwan

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,9837177%255E1702,00.html
Dr Christiana Kohler's Australian Mission has found a necropolis at Helwan containing a relief showing early hieroglyphic text and 20 tombs. The necropolis also has two early Old Kingdom tombs.
Earlier informative articles regarding Kohler's work at Helwan include:
http://www.pr.mq.edu.au/macnews/showitem.asp?ItemID=87
http://www.pr.mq.edu.au/events/archive.asp?ItemID=38
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2000/489/tr1.htm

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