Luxor4u

Further to the reported attempted theft and damage to the stele of Merenptah at Gebel el Silsileh, (viewtopic.php?f=4&t=30019) a holiday maker has provided photographs of the extensive damage done. you can view them here: http://www.egyptological.com/2012/06/th ... ngell-9423

Gosh that is awful, thanks for posting Kevin.

I'm not sure if I really give a monkeys, my mate screamed at me the other day, during an argument 'get a shovel and dig anywhere in Egypt and you will find 'antiques..
Now in my mind, he is right..
All this I'm an archeologist and it's history well get a bloody shovel dig, then let us know all about ancient egypt, else shut the ****-up and put bread on my mates families' table.
Digging up old stuff in Egypt won't change the planets history it's what you make of what's all ready dug up, So stop bleeding moaning about a man feeding his family and start to justify the reason for that which was Egypt in it's 'heyday...'Personally I'd be nicking the whole flock..

I like you George but some times you write the biggest crok of shite. This destruction of a work of art that has survived earthquakes and the elements for nearly 3,500 years was driven by nothing but greed. There are other pieces much smaller and more accessible all over Silsilah that would have "put food on the table", this is a "stolen to order" item and would have fetched much more than "food on the table" money!.