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'Tomb' of Osiris discovered

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« on: January 09, 2015, 07:16:26 pm »

The two chambers may have escaped the attention of archaeologist Philippe Virey who discovered the tomb in the 1880s, the Egyptian Department of Antiquities said.

While he made some attempts to plot it on a map, the significance of the site has been ignored until now.

Deep inside the ancient structure, another staircase in front of the statue of Osiris goes down 29ft (nine metres) leading to a room with another shaft, which is thought to be the deepest part of the funerary complex.

It is not known when excavtions will continue.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2900324/Egyptian-god-s-tomb-discovered-Blackened-structure-built-replica-mythical-resting-place-Osiris.html#ixzz3ONQwZFeI
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