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Judi Lynn

(163,392 posts) Sun Apr 27, 2025, 06:02 PM 12 hrs ago

Archaeologists discover 'miracle' in ancient Egyptian tomb

Catherine Shuttleworth
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Underneath a temple in the ancient ruined city of Taposiris Magna, archaeologists discovered a vast tunnel, referred to by experts as a "geometric miracle".

The structure was discovered 13 metres (43 feet) below the ground by Kathleen Martinez of the University of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and colleagues during an ongoing excavation of the temple. The 2-metre tall tunnel had been hewn through an incredible 1,305 metres (4,281 feet) of sandstone.

According to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the tunnel's design is similar to the 1,306-metre Tunnel of Eupalinos - a 6th-century BC aqueduct on the Greek island of Samos, often referred to as a marvel of engineering.

And it seems the Taposiris Magna tunnel is just as impressive. The tunnel's purpose is currently unknown, with parts of it submerged in water.

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Archaeologists discover 'miracle' in ancient Egyptian tomb (Original Post) Judi Lynn 12 hrs ago OP

One was 1,305 meters, and the other 1,306? bucolic_frolic 12 hrs ago #1

39 inches, actually /nt localroger 12 hrs ago #3

Thank you, my dear Judi Lynn, for this fascinating article. I hope to see more topics like this. n/t CaliforniaPeggy 12 hrs ago #2

People back then were pretty much .... Lovie777 12 hrs ago #4

bucolic_frolic

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1. One was 1,305 meters, and the other 1,306?

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Sun Apr 27, 2025, 06:09 PM

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Holy shit. One was Egyptian, and one was in Greece.

Hey! We beat you by one foot!

localroger

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3. 39 inches, actually /nt

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Sun Apr 27, 2025, 06:27 PM

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CaliforniaPeggy

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2. Thank you, my dear Judi Lynn, for this fascinating article. I hope to see more topics like this. n/t

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Lovie777

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4. People back then were pretty much ....

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Sun Apr 27, 2025, 06:29 PM

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Inventive and it was possibility one of the enlightenment era. With man’s enhancement of language and the wheel, mankind was on the road. But history also had dark ages as well and unfortunately 2025 in the USA is on that path.

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