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Christine El Mahdy (1950-2008) was an Egyptologist at Yeovil College, where she was the founder and director of the Egyptian Society. Her works include "Tutankhamen: The Life and Death of the Boy-King", "The World of the Pharaohs" and "Mummies, Myth and Magic". She lived in England.
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