Egypt
- Czech Work At Wad Ban Naqa, Meroe
Radio Praha With audio and photos. An archaeological expedition organised by the National Museum has made remarkable finds in the area of Wad ban Naqa – ruins dating back to the Kingdom of Meroe in today’s Sudan. The Náprstek Museum is currently...
- Photo Of Construction Work At The Avenue Of Sphinxes
Flickr (Sphingenallee) A somewhat staggering photograph of the construction work being carried out at the Avenue of Sphinxes in front of the Temple of Luxor (also shown in the photo). The other photos in the set also show the work being carried out and...
- More Re Ehnasya Al-medina Cemetery
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The site of Ehnasya Al-Medina, which is perched on a hill, incorporates a number of cemeteries and temples spanning from the late First Intermediate Period and early Middle Kingdom through to the Roman period. From this...
- Daily Photo: More From Medinet Madi
Avenue of sphinxes and lions leading to the Middle Kingdom temple of Medinet Madi. In fact, the avenue in its current form dates to the Graeco-Roman period. You can click on the photograph to see the full-sized image, if required. Egyptology News Blog,...
- Five Headless Sphinxes Found In Luxor
http://tinyurl.com/hqhov (science.monstersandcritics.com)"Archaeologists in Luxor, central Egypt, have found five headless sphinxes which belonged to a sphinx-lined avenue connecting a temple built by pharaohs in the city with Karnak, antiquity administrators...
Egypt
Photo for Today - The Temple of Tod
The Temple of Tod originally had a short avenue of sphinxes
that lead to a quay (shown in the previous photo). There are
signs that an Old Kingdom temple may have been built here, and
remains of the Middle Kingdom temple survive, with
later additions during the Graeco-Roman period.
A small New Kingdom temple was built to one side,
A silver hoard was found under the floor of one of the
Middle Kingdom rooms.
that lead to a quay (shown in the previous photo). There are
signs that an Old Kingdom temple may have been built here, and
remains of the Middle Kingdom temple survive, with
later additions during the Graeco-Roman period.
A small New Kingdom temple was built to one side,
A silver hoard was found under the floor of one of the
Middle Kingdom rooms.
- Czech Work At Wad Ban Naqa, Meroe
Radio Praha With audio and photos. An archaeological expedition organised by the National Museum has made remarkable finds in the area of Wad ban Naqa – ruins dating back to the Kingdom of Meroe in today’s Sudan. The Náprstek Museum is currently...
- Photo Of Construction Work At The Avenue Of Sphinxes
Flickr (Sphingenallee) A somewhat staggering photograph of the construction work being carried out at the Avenue of Sphinxes in front of the Temple of Luxor (also shown in the photo). The other photos in the set also show the work being carried out and...
- More Re Ehnasya Al-medina Cemetery
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The site of Ehnasya Al-Medina, which is perched on a hill, incorporates a number of cemeteries and temples spanning from the late First Intermediate Period and early Middle Kingdom through to the Roman period. From this...
- Daily Photo: More From Medinet Madi
Avenue of sphinxes and lions leading to the Middle Kingdom temple of Medinet Madi. In fact, the avenue in its current form dates to the Graeco-Roman period. You can click on the photograph to see the full-sized image, if required. Egyptology News Blog,...
- Five Headless Sphinxes Found In Luxor
http://tinyurl.com/hqhov (science.monstersandcritics.com)"Archaeologists in Luxor, central Egypt, have found five headless sphinxes which belonged to a sphinx-lined avenue connecting a temple built by pharaohs in the city with Karnak, antiquity administrators...