Egypt Then and Now » Dominican Republic http://allaboutegypt.org Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:04:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 The Tomb of Cleopatra: The search continues http://allaboutegypt.org/2009/11/the-tomb-of-cleopatra-the-search-continues/ http://allaboutegypt.org/2009/11/the-tomb-of-cleopatra-the-search-continues/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:05:19 +0000 Ben Morales-Correa http://allaboutegypt.org/?p=1957

Dr Kathleen Martinez, a young archaeologist from the Dominican Republic, has been excavating a site near Alexandria in the search for the tomb of Cleopatra. After being given permission to conduct a dig at the site for 2 months, Dr Martinez’s team have discovered two chambers which has won them the right to continue the dig into the next season.

Describing the tomb that was discovered at Taposiris Magna, Dr Martinez remains confident that she will uncover the tomb of Cleopatra and Marc Anthony.

Read the full article by Sean Williams at Heritage Key

]]> http://allaboutegypt.org/2009/11/the-tomb-of-cleopatra-the-search-continues/feed/ 0