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14 - 20 May 1998
Issue No.377
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Kom El-Dikka An ancient city reborn
The Supreme Council of Antiquities' purchase of a military area adjacent to Kom El-Dikka in the heart of Alexandria has led to a number of major new discoveries. Nevine El-Aref reports on the re-emergence of the past

An eternal crossroads
WHILE removing an artificial hill built by the French during the Napoleonic expedition to Egypt, and later extended by Mohamed Ali, thousands of Islamic tombs have been found superimposed on top of Graeco-Roman monuments.