Soil micro-fungi species from ancient sand and new ash were studied fr
om two selected areas of the world. Botryotrichum piluliferum, Curvula
ria clavata, and Mucor griseo-cyanus were recovered in large numbers f
rom 3-year-old ash of Mount Pinatubo, The Philippines. A total of 46 m
icro-fungi species were found in the ancient sands surrounding Cheeps'
pyramid of Giza, Egypt. Alternaria chlamydospora and Scopulariopsis b
revicaulis were recovered from the Pharaoh's tomb chamber in the centr
e of his pyramid.