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70% of Egypt's antiquities not discovered yet

By Ben Morales-Correa

Image by EGraf via Flickr Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawass said 70 per cent of Egypt’s artifacts and monuments have been not discovered yet, Al Akhbar reported. He said the diligent work of up to 200 Egyptian and foreign missions operating in Egypt has led to the discovery of only 30... »



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