5TH Dyn discovery at Abusir

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5TH Dyn discovery at Abusir

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The tomb of the Head of Physicians of Upper and Lower Egypt during the fifth dynasty is found in the Abusir Necropolis.

The tomb of the fifth dynasty Head of Physicians of Upper and Lower Egypt, Shepseskaf-Ankh, was discovered in the Abusir Necropolis - 25km from the Giza plateau, during excavations by a Czech archaeological mission headed by Miroslav Barta.

Initial details & photographs are available via Ahram Online


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Interesting. Do you have the URL and can you post it please?
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Here is an official release on the find.

http://www.egyptologyforum.org/bbs/SCA_ ... afankh.pdf
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