A MYSTERIOUS tunnel discovered beneath an Egyptian temple may lead to the long-lost tomb of Cleopatra. The 4,800ft passage – which is around 6ft high and contains two stone heads – was unearthed by…
"If there’s a one per cent chance that the last queen of Egypt could be buried there, it is my duty to search for her."If we do not discover the tomb…we made major discoveries here, inside the temple and outside the temple."Following her death, Egypt was annexed by its Roman rulers, effectively ending the 3,000-year-old Ancient Egyptian Empire.
Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt, is one of history's most famous female rulers, but her final resting place remains an unsolved mystery. Citing preliminary studies, the Ministry claimed the tunnel is eerily similar to the Eubilinos Tunnel in Greece – which served as an aqueduct – however the Egyptian one is longer.Within the tunnel, the archaeologists found two heads “made up luster” standing at around 6.5 feet high each.
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