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Title: Coins, mummies and statues point to Cleopatra tomb Post by: Allhallowsday on April 20, 2009, 09:38:38 PM Coins, mummies and statues point to Cleopatra tomb
BURG EL-ARAB, Egypt – Egypt's top archaeologist made his version of a sales pitch Sunday, presenting 22 coins, 10 mummies, and a fragment of a mask with a cleft chin as evidence that the discovery of the lost tomb of Mark Antony and Cleopatra is at hand. Zahi Hawass showed off the ancient treasures to journalists during a tour of a 2,000-year-old temple to the god Osiris, where they were found. He believes the site near the Mediterranean Sea contains the tomb of the doomed lovers that has been shrouded in mystery for so long... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_egypt_cleopatra_s_tomb (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_egypt_cleopatra_s_tomb) |