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Royal Egyptian Dentists’ Tomb Unearthed

July 8th, 2008 · No Comments

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dentist tombJust over four thousand years ago, three royal Egyptian dentists were laid to rest in a private tomb located south of Cairo. Looters unearthed the tomb recently to reveal no mummies, but a mud, brick, and limestone structure with multiple hieroglyphs on the walls depicting the daily lives of dentists – minus the dental procedures. The symbol of an eye over a tusk told archaeologists that the tomb was, indeed, built for dentists, and the location attests to the fact that the inhabitants were royal attendants. A curse inscribed on the wall suggests that anyone who enters the tomb be eaten by a crocodile and his fang-y friend, a snake. Read more here: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dentists-039-Tombs-from-Ancient-Egypt-39079.shtml.

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