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Luxor is ancient Thebes and has a fascinating past. Share your knowledge or ask your questions here.
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EDFU archaeological dig
by Kevininabydos » Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:55 pm
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Here is an interesting blog you may want to follow. It is about the excavations at Edfu. the opening Quote says:
The site of Tell Edfu is located roughly halfway between Luxor and Aswan, Egypt. As...
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Sorry - my message was complete when I hit the submit button!
I got it from a Google ALert, and was going to say that the excavations aren't in the temple but in the Tell around it. They've even...
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Last post by LivinginLuxor
Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:39 am
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Tell Basta archaeological dig
by Kevininabydos » Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:01 pm
Here is another online dig blog, this time Tell Basta in the Delta region. I had the good fortune to visit this site a couple of years ago with the EES and it is a fascinating site.
Here is the blog...
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Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:01 pm
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Antiquities smuggling attempt thwarted in Aswan
by Kevininabydos » Fri Nov 04, 2011 6:25 am
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A collection of ancient Egyptian and Islamic artefacts has been seized by Customs Police in Aswan on their way out of the country
The Customs Police at the High Dam Port in the Upper Egypt city of...
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Reminiscent of the scene at the end of Temple of Doom, with all those stacked boxes very much like the basements of the Cairo Museum, 'there's always more below the surface.....8)
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Last post by Who2
Fri Nov 04, 2011 3:37 pm
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Mummy Has 2nd Oldest Case of Prostate Cancer
by Kevininabydos » Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:32 pm
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Some 2250 years ago in Egypt, a man known today only as M1 struggled with a long, painful, progressive illness. A dull pain throbbed in his lower back, then spread to other parts of his body, making...
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Another great read, thanks for that Kevin. x
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Last post by JOJO
Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:40 pm
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Modern work takes place on ancient coffin
by Kevininabydos » Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:42 pm
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For nine months, experts have been using a hyperdermic needle and catheter tubing to slowly restore a single 2,750-year-old coffin.
A small team of conservators at the Ashmolean Museum are finishing...
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Wow beautiful.Must get back down to the Ashmolean Museum as the new Galleries are opening at the end of November.
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Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:37 pm
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Monuments under dire threat
by Kevininabydos » Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:49 am
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Due to the inactivity and lack of coherent leadership monuments are under threat of destruction! The northern end of Amenhotep III Temple on the west bank of Luxor is a prime case. Here the ground...
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You keep mentioning Medinet Habu, this is Ramesess III's Temple which is half a mile away; these photo's are of the northern end of Amenhotep III's Temple at Kom el Hattan . Are you deliberately...
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Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:21 pm
