Egypt
Amateur explorers have stumbled upon a cave filled with paintings which may be at least 8000 years old. The cave known as "Cave of the beasts" is located within a few miles of the famous "Cave of the swimmers" in the south west desert that borders Egypt with Lybia and Sudan.
German archaeologist Rudolph Kuper said of the paintings that they were more than likely created by hunter gatherers. Kuper's team has scanned the paintings with a laser to get high definition images of the work.
- New Book: Swimmers In The Sand
From Miroslav Bárta Swimmers in the Sand. On the Neolithic Origins of Ancient Egyptian Mythology and Symbolism ISBN 978-80-87025-26-0, 112 pages Publisher: Dryada: Prague Publication date: April 2010 Author: Miroslav Bárta, photographs Martin Frouz...
- Mosaic Of The Mestekawi-foggini Cave
Zerzura Club Thanks to Giancarlo Negro for sending me the above link to a mosaic of the rock art in the Mestekawi-Foggini cave in the western Gilf Kebir (Libyan borders of Egypt). To get the best out of these images you need to click on them and give...
- Features
Videos: Prehistoric Paintings, The Swimmers and The Beast in Gilf Kebir Heritage Key Thanks to Tass for sending me the link. This page a video from the Gilf Kebir showing (briefly) the Cave of Swimmers and (in much more detail) the Mestekawi Foggini cave,...
- Desert Art In Danger At Egypt's New Tourism Frontier
Middle East Online (Charles Onians) I have been nagging recently about the impact of irresponsible tourists on the Egyptian deserts. I am delighted to say that this has been excellently highlighted by the article on the above page, which points explicitly...
- The Caves Of Giza
Here Dr. Hawass talks about the recent rumors of a cave under the Giza plateau which as he explains is just a tomb probably from the Ptolemaic period. http://drhawass.com/blog/collins-cave-controversy...
Egypt
Cave of the Beasts
Amateur explorers have stumbled upon a cave filled with paintings which may be at least 8000 years old. The cave known as "Cave of the beasts" is located within a few miles of the famous "Cave of the swimmers" in the south west desert that borders Egypt with Lybia and Sudan.
German archaeologist Rudolph Kuper said of the paintings that they were more than likely created by hunter gatherers. Kuper's team has scanned the paintings with a laser to get high definition images of the work.
- New Book: Swimmers In The Sand
From Miroslav Bárta Swimmers in the Sand. On the Neolithic Origins of Ancient Egyptian Mythology and Symbolism ISBN 978-80-87025-26-0, 112 pages Publisher: Dryada: Prague Publication date: April 2010 Author: Miroslav Bárta, photographs Martin Frouz...
- Mosaic Of The Mestekawi-foggini Cave
Zerzura Club Thanks to Giancarlo Negro for sending me the above link to a mosaic of the rock art in the Mestekawi-Foggini cave in the western Gilf Kebir (Libyan borders of Egypt). To get the best out of these images you need to click on them and give...
- Features
Videos: Prehistoric Paintings, The Swimmers and The Beast in Gilf Kebir Heritage Key Thanks to Tass for sending me the link. This page a video from the Gilf Kebir showing (briefly) the Cave of Swimmers and (in much more detail) the Mestekawi Foggini cave,...
- Desert Art In Danger At Egypt's New Tourism Frontier
Middle East Online (Charles Onians) I have been nagging recently about the impact of irresponsible tourists on the Egyptian deserts. I am delighted to say that this has been excellently highlighted by the article on the above page, which points explicitly...
- The Caves Of Giza
Here Dr. Hawass talks about the recent rumors of a cave under the Giza plateau which as he explains is just a tomb probably from the Ptolemaic period. http://drhawass.com/blog/collins-cave-controversy...