Egypt
New Discoveries at the Mortuary Temple of Thutmosis III
There has been recent discoveries by those excavating the mortuary temple of Thutmosis III including Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities jointly with the Academy of Fine Arts, Seville. The discoveries include a fragment of a statue of Thutmosis III and some colourful reliefs.
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Online: Tuthmosis Iii Temple Project
Tuthmosis III Temple Project An excellent website with full details of excavation and survey work, and campaign reports for 2008, 2009 and 2010. The excavation, restoration, conservation and site management of the Temple of Thutmosis III, in Luxor’s...
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Photo For Today - Temple Of Amada
Built by Thutmosis III in the Eighteenth Dynasty, the Temple of Amada is the oldest of the Nubian temples. As with most of the sites around Lake Nasser this was rescued prior to the flooding of the desert to create Lake Nasser. It was dedicated to...
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Discoveries At The Mortuary Temple Of Amenhotep Iii
Here we have an article of recent discoveries made by archaeologists at the site of the 18th dynasty mortuary temple of Amenhotep III ca. 1390-1352B.C.. The recent finds include a rare colossal alabaster statue of the king and a granodiorite head of a...
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And The Ugly Statue
This is a round up from Al Ahram on recent discoveries in Egypt. These discoveries include still yet more sculptures from the site of the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III including one colossal monstrosity of the baboon god Toth. At Saqqara the recently...
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Mummified Leg
A leg has been mummified in traditional mummification technique from Pharaonic Egypt. The picture says the mummy pictured is Thutmosis IV when it is actually the mummy identified as Thutmosis II even though there is a chance that he is actually Thutmosis...
Egypt