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| Archaeologists discover 5,600-year-old tomb in Egypt: NOTE THE TWO DIFFERENT SIZED GIANTS IN THE PHOTOGRAPH!
 Photograph courtesy of NebRaatMaArchaeologists discover 5,600-year-old tomb in EgyptBY DESCRIER STAFF ON MAY 8, 2014SCIENCEA 5,600-year-old tomb containing the scattered bones of a skeleton has been unearthed by archaeologists in southern Egypt, says Ali El-Asfar, head of the ancient Egyptian section at the country’s antiquities ministry.A 32cm ivory statue of a bearded man, 10 ivory combs, and a number of tools and weapons were also found in the tomb by the Hierakonpolis Expedition team led by Renee Friedman.The tomb was constructed before the Dynasty of the Pharaohs and unification of Upper Egypt, which stretched along the Red Sea, and Lower Egypt, to the north on the coast of the Mediterranean, and should provide some incites into pre-dynastic Egyptian rituals.The discovery was made at Hierakonpolis, ancient Egyptian Nekhen and capital of Upper Egypt, which was a vibrant and bustling city that stretched over 3km along the Nile river.http://descrier.co.uk/science/archaeologists-discover-5600-year-old-tomb-egypt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=archaeologists-discover-5600-year-old-tomb-egypt
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