Al-Ahram Weekly 29 June - 5 July 2000 Issue No. 488
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

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Pyramid democracy New tombs uncovered at the Giza Plateau dispel the myth that pyramids were for kings alone, reports Nevine El-Aref Do you know? Jill Kamil takes a look at some recent findings in Egyptology and highlights a few of the more interesting tidbits

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