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The tomb of the sons of Rameses II (KV5) was discovered in February 1994 by Professor Kent R. Weeks, an American Egyptologist in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor. The tomb had been briefly and superficially explored before, but due to all the debris in the tomb, the preceding...
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2001
The American University in Cairo (AUC) has secured the sum of $ 1,000,000 for the endowment of a chair in Coptic studies. The income from the new endowment will fund visiting professors, who will offer courses as well as carry out research in Coptic studies.