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Egypt’s Hidden Tombs

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A Look Inside
Photograph by Kenneth Garrett

The team’s engineer peers under the 12-ton lid of Zed-Khons-uef-ankh’s outer limestone sarcophagus. Inside lies another sarcophagus—this one made of alabaster—and an unexplained coating of yellow hematite powder.

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

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Time of Day: Morning
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