Lost tomb of Mark Antony and CleopatraThe unearthing of evidence pointing to the lost tomb of Mark Antony and Cleopatra at a 2,000-year-old temple in the Mediterranean has raised skepticism among some Egyptologists even before the first remains are raised.
I don't see a compelling argument for why they should have been buried in this temple, said Renee Dreyfus, curator of ancient art at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum. The argument is being touted by top Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass, who hosted a show-and-tell in Egypt last weekend of 22 coins, 10 mummies and a fragment of a mask with a cleft chin that may evoke Antony (or if not, at least Richard Burton, the actor who played Antony). The artifacts were discovered in the temple of the god Osiris, according to an Associated Press report.
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Papyrus
Symbol of Lower Egypt
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The Papyrus plant was the symbol of Upper Egypt. Lower Egypt was known as Ta-Mehu which means land of papyrus. The papyrus became the symbol of fertility and life itself. When intertwined with the plant emblem of Upper Egypt, the two symbolize the unification of the two lands.