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Old April 24th 09, 06:38 AM posted to sci.astro,sci.astro.amateur,sci.physics,sci.archaeology,sci.geo.geology
cormac
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Default New ancient Egypt temples discovered in Sinai

On Apr 23, 4:06*pm, Matthew Lybanon wrote:
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On Apr 23, 12:48*am, "Peter Jason" wrote:
By HADEEL AL-SHALCHI - 1 day ago


CAIRO (AP) - Archaeologists exploring an old military road
in the Sinai have unearthed four new temples amidst the
3,000-year-old remains of an ancient fortified city ...


Somehow 3000-year-old ruins doesn't quite fit with my idea of the word
"new".


"Lost" or "unknown", maybe, but certainly not new. *Just another
examply of journalistic logorrhea and poor proof-reading.


Tom Davidson
Richmond, VA


There was no country named Palestine then, or at any time between then
and now. *The writer apparently couldn't bring himself to write "Israel.."- Hide quoted text -



Israel was a name chosen by a nomadic tribe which settled in
Palestine.

Cormac.