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This artefact was among those found the complex of ancient building recently unearthed by Greek archaeologist Kalliopi Papakostas in the Shallalat Gardens area in Alexandria<\/strong>, where excavations began 21 years ago. \u201cThe new discovery is a carved tunnel at a depth of 10 meters,\u201d Philip Chrysopoulos writes for GreekReporter.com<\/a>. The site reportedly was part of the Royal Quarter of the Ptolemaic Kingdom. This is just the latest in a spate of new archeological discoveries this year. Keep em coming folks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This artefact was among those found the complex of ancient building recently unearthed by Greek archaeologist Kalliopi Papakostas in the Shallalat Gardens area in Alexandria, where excavations began 21 years ago. \u201cThe new discovery is a carved tunnel at a depth of 10 meters,\u201d Philip Chrysopoulos writes for GreekReporter.com. 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