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Egypt’s Hidden Tombs

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Housecleaning
Photograph by Kenneth Garrett

Reis, or overseers of workmen, clear rubble from the anteroom outside the burial chamber of Zed-Khons-uef-ankh, governor of Bahariya Oasis 2,600 years ago. Days later the team entered the tomb.

Camera: Nikon F5
Film Type: Fujichrome 64
Lens: 16mm
Speed and F-Stop: 1/8 @ f/2.8

Weather Conditions: Unrecorded
Time of Day: Morning
Lighting Techniques: Unrecorded