Dentists' Tombs Found Near Saqqara After Arrests
Archaeologists uncovered three royal dentists' tombs dating to the Sun Dynasty near the Step Pyramid of King Djoser after tomb robbers were arrested following an unauthorized dig. The mud brick graves feature inscriptions and depictions of the dentists and offerings for the afterlife.
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Zahi Hawass
Supreme Council of ‘Antiquities
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Carol Redmount
University of California At Berkeley
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Sudan tells UN envoy to leave amid Darfur tensions
Sudan orders Jan Pronk, the U N envoy, to depart over clashes with Khartoum over Darfur peacekeeping. Pronk cited high casualties and low morale in Darfur battles, while Sudan rejects a larger UN force as neocolonial.
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Jan Pronk
Darfur
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Omar al-Bashir
African Union
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