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Statue unearthed at Giza pyramids

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Published Date: 25 February 2009
MAINTENANCE workers at Egypt's Giza Pyramids have found an ancient quartzite statue of a seated man buried close to the surface of the desert.
The statue, which is about life-size at 5ft tall, was found north of the tomb of the fourth dynasty Pharaoh, Mycerinus.


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  • Last Updated: 24 February 2009 10:50 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
 

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