Egyptology and Egyptian Archaeology

A burial believed to be that of the Sixth Dynasty Queen Seshestet, mother of King Teti, was announced today by Zahi Hawass and the SCA.

After five hours spent lifting the lid of a sarcophagus in a pyramid discovered south of Cairo last year, they found a skull, legs, pelvis, other body parts wrapped in linen, and ancient pottery, the government's antiquities department said.

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