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Tomb of the False Door
In 1972 the unique Tomb of the False Door (known locally, and inaccurately, as the Tomb
of King Ramhai) was discovered. It lies in the western extremity of the Northern Stelae
Field and is thought to date around the 4th century AD. Complex in structure, its stone
blocks are also larger and more finely dressed than those found in some other tombs.
Comprising an antechamber and inner chamber, it's surrounded on three sides by a pas-
sage.
Above the tomb, at ground level, a rectangular, probably flat-roofed building would
once have stood (measuring some 12 sq metres by 2.8m high). Above the stairs descend-
ing into the tomb's chamber was a stone slab carved with a false door almost identical to
those found on the stelae. Look for the iron clamps fixing blocks of stone together like gi-
ant staples.
