ass.\rHawass said in a statement that the tombs were found in a downtown residential area,\rthree meters below the ground.\r[SOUND BITE]\rHawass went on to give a more detailed account of the important find.\r[SOUND BITE]\rIt appears that the tombs have not been raided by grave robbers, but they have been\rdamaged by leaking sewage water.\rThe first tomb to be uncovered belonged to a builder named Waja-Hur. His name was\rengraved on the statuettes, which the ancient Egyptians placed in tombs to answer\rquestions for them in the afterlife.\rTe process of recovering these artifacts can be long and tedious, but the historical\rsignificance of these pieces makes the painstaking work worthwhile.\r[SOUND BITE]\rEgyptian archaeologists plan to open the second tomb on Sunday.
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