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Stunning Face Hidden for Thousands of Years: Wooden Sarcophagus Is Unearthed at Egyptian Necropolis
Science & Tech  (tags: ancient, archaeology, discovery )

Marty
- 96 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Encased in soil, this extraordinarily delicate face emerges into the sun for the first time in thousands of years. The wooden sarcophagus was unearthed by archaeologists at the necropolis of Qubbet el-Hawa in Aswan, Egypt.
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Roger Monk (0)
Monday February 20, 2012, 8:02 am
That's great. Thanks for posting this.

(By the way, as a Brit I can't help noticing that this story was taken from the Daily Mail. An interesting story in the Mail?!? That's never happened before. What the hell's going on?)
 

Martha R. (0)
Monday February 20, 2012, 7:09 pm
It's eautifl and fascinating, but is it really ourz right to what amounts to grave robbing?
 

Sue H. (7)
Monday February 20, 2012, 7:41 pm
I'm thinking that it hasn't seen the light because it was not supposed to. I agree with Martha, even though it's
sanctioned by archeology, it's still a desecration.
 

Janice P. (5)
Monday February 20, 2012, 7:47 pm
Beautiful.
 

Sarah L. (42)
Monday February 20, 2012, 10:58 pm
God has made a amazing and a midden world to discover!
 

Sarah L. (42)
Monday February 20, 2012, 10:59 pm
i meant hidden world
 

Vicky Locke (0)
Monday February 20, 2012, 11:26 pm
Beautiful, and such a stunning setting! I'm thinking she wasn't just an ordinary person to have such a beautiful burial place.
 

VinnieSICK NoPetPLZ (328)
Monday February 20, 2012, 11:53 pm
Thanks Marty. I love Archaeology. I just saw another Queen the found in Egypt on Nat'l. Geo. Channel. What a beautiful wooded sarcophagus. I hope they Scan it and leave the body alone. I agree with Roger about finding something like this in The Mail. LOL..I went to England and the Mail is like our National Enquirer. I get The Independent News in my Hotmail.
 

Jennifer C. (117)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 12:21 am
Beautiful! Thanks.
 

Bob P. (283)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 6:12 am
thanks for sharing
 

Patricia Garcia Ces (5)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 7:32 am
Really fascinating!!! Thanks for sharing!
 

Barbara W. (331)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 10:00 am
Nefertiti? Many wonders and truths to be unveiled, revealed, before world peace can become a possibility....The signs are everywhere..
 

Dan(iel) M. (22)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 12:24 pm
Fascinating !!! Have always been intriqued with ancient Egypt. Interesting article.
 

Nance N. (0)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 12:38 pm
Fascinating - I enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing the story.
 

John Duqesa (33)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 2:01 pm
She looks as though she was very beautiful.
 

Dee C. (9)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 2:22 pm
Fascinating! I'd love to know more. Thank you.
 

Roger Garin-michaud (58)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 3:24 pm
noted, thanks !
 

Jon Hoy (138)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 3:52 pm
This is so awesomely well preserved work of art.
 

Vicky Pitchford (138)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 4:33 pm
wow, interesting
 

Marty Powell (119)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 5:08 pm
For ancient egyptians it was death for you to be forgotten. your remains were supposed to be worshiped, offerings left, your name repeated. When that stopped, thats when you died. When we speak their names, we bring them back. in a way we worship them again
 

Sarah G. (87)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 5:23 pm
How beautiful and fascinating! What a remarkable culture this was.
 

Nelson Baker (0)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 5:24 pm
Interesting.
 

Rebecca N. (6)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 6:09 pm
This is awesome!! Thanks for sharing!
 

Alice B. (246)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 8:42 pm
Wonderful. Such a beautiful face.
 

Judy C. (76)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 10:03 pm
Cool!
 

Terri Hughes (397)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 10:58 pm
WOW, VERY INTERESTING, HOPE THEY DON'T DESTROY IT!!!!!!!!!
 

NO ANY FW to me Rumbak (117)
Tuesday February 21, 2012, 11:35 pm
A real beautiful face...
Thanks for posting:)
 

Lost Account (0)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 1:51 am
Wow!
 

Gloria Morotti (14)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 3:36 am
Fascinating.
 

KS Goh (0)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 4:20 am
Thanks for the article.
 

Ellen Emerson (14)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 5:01 am
Wow, that is cool, I have always wanted to be an archeologist :)
 

Angel C. (62)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 6:12 am
Noted, thanks
 

John S. (159)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 6:30 am
Thanks for the story, very interesting.
 

Donna Hamilton (32)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 6:57 am
Interesting article - thanks for posting. Beautiful face, puts me in mind of Liz Taylor.
 

Susan B. (0)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 11:49 am
I really like this one. Makes ya' wonder.
 

Allan Yorkowitz (39)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 1:08 pm
Great article. As for my simple take notes...the nose and mouth are too large for her to be classically Egyptian. This is the beauty and mystery of studying artifacts.
 

Carmen S. (523)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 1:11 pm
fascinating, thanks Marty for sharing this
 

Pier Luca F. (17)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 1:53 pm
Thanks for sharing
 

Tom Sullivan (110)
Wednesday February 22, 2012, 9:01 pm
ty
 

Gvapo T. (9)
Thursday February 23, 2012, 1:23 am
thanks for sharing :)
 

Robert O. (12)
Thursday February 23, 2012, 3:04 pm
What a remarkable and beautful find! Thanks Marty.
 

William K. (332)
Friday February 24, 2012, 11:55 pm
Thanks for the article.
 
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