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SIWA OASIS :
Alexander's Tomb
Siwa hit the news in 1991 when it was claimed that the tomb of Alexander
the Great had been found. It was a structure with Macedonian
inscriptions in Greek letters, it was 55 metes long and complete with
much decorations.
It had been discovered by Greek Liana Souvlatzi, but the dimensions of
the possible discovery apparently clogged her objectiveness. It was
later on discovered that some of the inscriptions had been misread, and
now she is not allowed to return to the site for further excavations.
The most popular theory for the tomb is that it belonged to a Macedonian
general. However, the tomb might give hints to where Alexander is
buried. It is not certain that he was even buried in Siwa according to
his wish, rathar in Alexandria.
For the casual visitor, there is little to see except the long corridor.
All moveable objects have been put into sealed storage rooms.
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