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Rising Water Threatens Great Temples Of Egypt

Rising Water Threatens Great Temples Of Egypt:


Some of the world's most precious archaeological treasures - the ancient Egyptian tombs and temples at Luxor - are being devastated by salt water that is eating their foundations, scientists have discovered.



The temples of Amun, Luxor and Karnak, designated World Heritage Sites, have survived 4,000 years of arid desert heat but are now being destroyed by rising ground water.



The threat has b

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