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Show Servants in 'After Life9 . ' ,i Picture - Parade , - r, ) ; . Not since the great King "Tut" was removed from his grave has the little world of excavators been so excited. In Egypt the government's department de-partment of antiquities has made investigations at Saqquara, uncovering the tomb of the wealthy Vizier Hewaka. f J- -" ' pl 1 "i 'X x ' Plaques and carvings, al- rr"y r--v . r- ways interesting because v j ss s s - they tell a story when un- x v y V coded, were photographed x vC' i e carefully by the expedi- ! k ttVS St' tion's cameraman, then VV I ' stowed away for future ex- I f. i.s t v amination. 'V'V lf ? Shocked excavators were , l much more interested to " ' f discover that nine servants, v -M J- i i three pet birds and seven " ' s jf J ' v( N ' dogs were slain when Vizier i " gy! - " ' Hewaka died, and were ' s I placed in his tomb to j , V w'"' ' "serve him in after life." N - , f XiKS Under the direction of Zaki s ' s 5-i& Saad Eff, expedition leader, - CSVtX 18 small rectangular graves - ji!'':,,,'f' if 'i were unearthed, 14 of them " , 'xVs-; lir in perfect condition. Nine - s of the graves were like , s VjN v!il! that at the right. i s N v s ' f vi'" " tyf mz 1 - , W v4l v f - v , v f ; V U. r v K ; :4 I . v . , I iH$0- m : Around each man's body had been placed pottery vases, believed to have contained some kind of drink. Two smaller vases and ten cylindrical containers which may have been cups, completed the "after life" equipment. Five of the bodies were found with pottery bearing inscriptions in-scriptions mentioning the name of the fruit or grain each contained. Zaki Saad Eff is commanding a large expedition at the excavations, among them many superstitious natives (above right) who prefer servant tasks to meddling with the tombs of their forefathers. "3 l , vtr--I - -" ' I The birds were buried more carefully than the servants, each being placed in a separate coffin and wrapped in linen. The coffin containing the largest bird (above) was inlaid with a remarkable pattern of ivory and ebony. Since it is impossible to believe that so many people and animals connected with the household could have died simultaneously of natural causes, today's explorers readily confess that the only explanation explana-tion is a mass slaughter which followed the death of every rich man. The master needed their services and company after death just as he 1id during life on earth that, at least, was the popular belief. f " vt--' - Jr -"J i. , - - - - --'8 '1 f ' . 1 ' " " ' i . A . ' 1 ' . - . ' : '.i, :. . , . .. ;.. . - ... - a, . . ' ' "i. . nice ....iad ' ' - ' ' ' 'i The tomb where wealthy Vizier Hewaka was buried. |