An arrest of would be grave robbers has led to the the discovery of the tombs of pharaohs' dentists:
Grave robbers in Egypt have unwittingly helped archaeologists discover the tombs of three royal dentists.
The thieves were arrested after they began digging by the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, near Cairo, believed to be Egypt's oldest pyramid.
Their excavations led archaeologists to the 4,200-year-old tombs, one of which has an inscription warning of a curse.
Two hieroglyphs - showing an eye over a tusk - identified the men as dentists to the pharaohs, experts said....
The grave of the chief dentist, whose name is spelled out as Iy Mry, was protected by a curse written by the entrance, Mr Hawass said.
"The man put an inscription to say: 'Anyone who enters my tomb will be eaten by a crocodile and a snake.'"
And that's your theosebes archaeology link of the day.
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