#dynasty five

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New discovery may be one of the four lost Ancient Egyptian "sun temples"

Archaeologists excavating in Abusir, south of Cairo near Saqqara, Egypt, have discovered the ruins of what may be one of the four lost Ancie

Amazing news. I mean, we knew they existed, because of titles found with the names of unknown sun temples on them, but to actually have found one is just wonderful

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Archaeologists Believe They Have Discovered a Lost Sun Temple Buried Under One Built By a Fifth Dynasty Pharaoh | Artnet News

The older sun temple—one of six thought to exist—was discovered underneath the remains of a known example just 12 miles south of Cairo.

THAT's where it's been! I wonder if the others are underneath other monuments, like Sahure's sun temple.

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Old Kingdom tombs discovered on Egypt's Giza Plateau

Despite the current heat wave in Egypt, local and international journalists and photographers flocked to the Giza Plateau on Saturday to wi...

What an amazing find! This is being spoken of as another workers’ cemetery. The more we know about the people who built the pyramids and the bureaucracy behind that, the better we’ll understand how they were built. This is thrilling.

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This is a truly astonishing find. The tomb looks large, and the relief-work is beautiful, with amazing colour retention. 

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This is a fantastic find, even though it had been looted in antiquity. Enough remains to answer some questions and pose some more. Nevertheless, this is very exciting.