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Ancient cemetery found in Egypt PDF Print E-mail
Written by DeadGirl   
Thursday, 21 April 2005
CAIRO, April 21 (UPI) -- A joint U.S. and Egyptian team has found a large cemetery complex in Egypt dating back more than 5,000 years, the BBC reported Thursday. The necropolis is located in the Kom al-Ahmar region, about 370 miles south of Cairo.

Inside the tombs, the archaeologists found a cow's head carved from flint and the remains of seven people. The researchers believe four of them were buried alive as human sacrifices.

The remains survived despite the fact that the tombs were plundered in ancient times, the BBC said.

The complex may have belonged to a ruler of the ancient city of Hierakonpolis in around 3600 BC, when it was the largest urban centre on the Nile River.

Egyptologists say the city probably extended its influence northwards defeating rival entities. The unification of Upper and Lower Egypt eventually led to the establishment of rule by the pharaohs, the report said.

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