Fact check: False claim that Ancient Egyptians had electricity
Objects circled in meme are ancient religious symbols, not proof of electricity in ancient Egypt.
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Objects circled in meme are ancient religious symbols, not proof of electricity in ancient Egypt.
And it's still happening. >> the damage was so severe to the site and so ongoing that i couldn't live with myself if i didn't try and do something. i just felt that if i didn't come forward, there wasn't going to be anything left. >> reporter: carol redmount is an archaeologist from the university of california berkeley who's been coming to egypt for more than 30 years. she works 180 miles south of cairo. her site, an ancient town called el hibeh was completely destroyed by looters in the year and a half since the revolution. >> i was shocked. it was actually almost a physical shock when i fin...