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Pyramids not built by slaves

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Updated: 2010-01-11 20:56
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Pyramids not built by slaves 
Journalists visit the tombs belonging to the workers who built the great pyramids in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Jan. 11, 2010. [Xinhua]
 
Pyramids not built by slaves
Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2010 shows a skull in the tombs belonging to the workers who built the great pyramids in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo. [Xinhua]

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