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3 400-Year-Old King Thutmos’ Temple Found “By Accident” During Illegal Dig
Saturday, November 1, 2014 0:55
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Ancient pharaonic temple found under a house in southern Cairo
Cairo: A group of men discovered a 3,400-year-old pharaonic temple from the reign of warrior king Thutmosis III under their house in a city south of Cairo, Egyptian officials said Wednesday.
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty said the seven men made the find during an illegal excavation in Al-Badrashin, 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the capital
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The men, using diving equipment, had come across the temple in ground water after digging down nine metres.
A team of experts from the ministry took over the excavation work, while the seven men were detained but later released because the area was not a heritage site.
http://gulfnews.com/news/region/egypt/king-thutmosis-iii-s-temple-found-by-accident-1.1405869
