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TIL the recently opened ancient Egyptian sarcophagus of Mer-Neith-it-es dates back to around 600 BC. The Pyramids of Giza date back to around 2600 BC, so the pyramids in the time of Mer-Neith-it-es would be as old as Jesus is to us. Ancient Egyptians may have considered the pyramids as ancient.

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