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Tanis Statue
An ancient statue lies amid the ruins of Tanis, Egypt. Once the capital of Egypt, Tanis has the modern distinction of being named in the 1981 movie Raiders of the Lost Ark as the place where the Ark of the Covenant was thought to be hidden.
Photograph by O. Louis Mazzatenta
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