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BRITAIN-SCOTLAND-EGYPT-ARCHAEOLOGY

A handout picture released by the University of Aberdeen on December 16, 2020 shows pieces of cedar wood originally discovered in 1872 inside the Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt and recently rediscovered in the collection of the University of Aberdeen’s museum after being lost for more than 70 years. – One of only three artefacts ever recovered from inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid has been found in a misplaced cigar tin in a Scottish university collection, academics revealed on December 16. The fragment of cedar wood, which has been found to date back 5,000 years to the building of the pyramid at Giza, was first discovered in the late 19th century but had been missing for more than 70 years. (Photo by – / UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN ” – NO MARKETING – NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS