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Egyptian tombs

Egyptian archaeologists have unveiled two 4,300-year-old tombs carved out of stone in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo.

Egyptian Antiquities chief Zahi Hawass shows to the media the false door of the unearthed 4,300-year-old tomb that belongs to Khonsu the son of Shendwas, both of whom served as heads of the royal scribes during the Old Kingdom, in Saqqara near Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, July 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Photo by: Nasser Nasser

Egyptian Antiquities chief Zahi Hawass shows to the media the false door of the unearthed 4,300-year-old tomb that belongs to Khonsu the son of Shendwas, both of whom served as heads of the royal scribes during the Old Kingdom, in Saqqara near Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, July 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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