The Pyramids, the history of mankind unfolded.

I had travelled to the dawn of time.

Mining had to be abandoned when the pit became flooded preventing further exploration.

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Photo credit:Rudi Bohm

Sources:Aljazeera/www.beetlesandhuxley.com/Buried in Mud, Digging for Gold/Wikipedia

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