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Pyramid-Shaped Tomb Unearthed in Egypt's Dakhleh Oasis

Archaeologists from Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities have uncovered a pyramid-shaped tomb at Bir Al-Shaghala in the Dakhleh Oasis, dating to the late third or early fourth century A.D. The tomb combines Egyptian and Greek funerary traditions and includes a stele dedicated to a man named Pisechtes.

Pyramid-Shaped Tomb Unearthed in Egypt’s Dakhleh Oasis
Pyramid-Shaped Tomb Unearthed in Egypt's Dakhleh Oasis
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Archaeologists from Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities have uncovered a pyramid-shaped tomb at Bir Al-Shaghala in the Dakhleh Oasis, dating to the late third or early fourth century A.D. The tomb combines Egyptian and Greek funerary traditions and includes a stele dedicated …