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The document discusses the debate around whether the earliest kings of Egypt were buried at Abydos or Saqqara during Dynasties 0-2. Items bearing royal names have been found at tombs in both locations. The Abydos tombs were smaller subterranean structures located far from the capital, while the Saqqara tombs had both small substructures and large superstructures near the capital. Most evidence now points to the royal burials being located primarily at Abydos, the traditional hometown of the early Thinite ru

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