Egypt
The colossal head of Ramesses II found a few years back in a modern cemetery in the city of Akhmim along with the sculptures from the temple have been removed from the site and placed in storage for their protection. The temple on the site was described by Herotodus as larger than Karnak temple and no doubt much of the temple still lye's buried beneath.
Since the January 2011 revolution there has been no money to continue excavations and left unprotected locals have turned the site into a garbage dump.
- Hawass Dig Days - The Temple Of Min, Akhmim
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) When people think of Egyptian temples, they usually focus on the temples of Karnak, Luxor and Abu Simbel. For this reason, I was happy to see that Atlantic Productions, a TV production company in the United Kingdom, had chosen...
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- The Reconstruction Of Amenhotep Iii
Two 14 m colossal sandstone statues of King Amenhotep III discovered in that kings mortuary temple in 1933 have been uncovered and packed to be shipped to a dryer climate to be reconstructed and consolidated with the intent of returning them...
- Another Sekhmet Statue Found
Archaeologists working for the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) in the temple of Mut 's second hall at Karnak have discovered a standing statue of the fierce lioness Goddess Sekhmet. The find is unusual as archaeologists working...
Egypt
Akhmim's Collosal Head Put in Storage
The colossal head of Ramesses II found a few years back in a modern cemetery in the city of Akhmim along with the sculptures from the temple have been removed from the site and placed in storage for their protection. The temple on the site was described by Herotodus as larger than Karnak temple and no doubt much of the temple still lye's buried beneath.
Since the January 2011 revolution there has been no money to continue excavations and left unprotected locals have turned the site into a garbage dump.
- Hawass Dig Days - The Temple Of Min, Akhmim
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) When people think of Egyptian temples, they usually focus on the temples of Karnak, Luxor and Abu Simbel. For this reason, I was happy to see that Atlantic Productions, a TV production company in the United Kingdom, had chosen...
- The Ancient Calendar Of The Akkadians Compared To Modern Jewish Calendar
The Akkadian Calendar ...
- Tuesday's Egyptian
...
- The Reconstruction Of Amenhotep Iii
Two 14 m colossal sandstone statues of King Amenhotep III discovered in that kings mortuary temple in 1933 have been uncovered and packed to be shipped to a dryer climate to be reconstructed and consolidated with the intent of returning them...
- Another Sekhmet Statue Found
Archaeologists working for the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) in the temple of Mut 's second hall at Karnak have discovered a standing statue of the fierce lioness Goddess Sekhmet. The find is unusual as archaeologists working...