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Nubian pyramids older than tourists and younger than Egypt's

* "The North Cemetery is the source of the famous Ferlini Treasures, discovered in 1830 by the Italian explorer, Giuseppe Ferlini (in pyramid Beg. N.6, belonging to a queen, Amanishakhto, of the late
* "The North Cemetery is the source of the famous Ferlini Treasures, discovered in 1830 by the Italian explorer, Giuseppe Ferlini (in pyramid Beg. N.6, belonging to a queen, Amanishakhto, of the… © Scan by NYPL, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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