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Serapeum of Saqqara

Tomb / BurialEgypt

Underground gallery of 24 massive granite sarcophagi, each weighing up to 70 tons with precision-machined lids. Officially bull tombs, but their extreme precision raises questions.

29.8706°, 31.2136°

Look Closer — this site carries open questions: tool marks suggesting advanced machining.
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Walkthrough videos (4)

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