Egypt
Sarabit el-Khadem Opens
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=5059
"Sarabit el-Khadem, the only ancient Egyptian temple in Sinai, is scheduled to appear on tourist itineraries in the coming months. The temple, southeast of Abu Zneima city in South Sinai, was recently restored at a cost of LE 10 million. Built in homage to Hat-Hor (the lady of Turquoise) in the 12th dynasty, the temple juxtaposes a number of turquoise mining caves that were used in ancient times."
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Feature On Serabit El-kadim Turquiose Mines
Al Masry Al Youm (Fatma Keshk) A feature story on Serabit el-Kadim in Sinai, with photos. "His majesty of this God has sent the God's treasurer, the assistant and leader of the troupe, Her-Wer-Re, to the mining lands and he said: there is abundant...
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Sinai's Turquoise Goddess
Al Ahram Weekly A comprehensive restoration and documentation scheme is underway at a major temple and mine complex in Sinai, as Nevine El-Aref reports From pre-dynastic times, early Egyptians made their way to the Sinai Peninsula over land or across...
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Serabit Al-khadem
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/819/tr401.htmA short and somewhat dubious article from Al Ahram (since when was Serabit Al-Khadem in both the Nile Valley and Sinai at one and the same time?). But here it is anyway: "Miners were the very first settlers...
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Egypt Today Online - August 2006
http://www.egypttoday.com/default.aspx The Egypt Today website was updated today with August 2006 edition. The Egyptology news items have already been reported here and elsewhere, but the Pharaonic mine map feature, provides a more comprehensive version...
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Sarabit El-khadim Temple Open In May?
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=588&art_id=qw1110807540373B221 Zahi Hawass has announced that the 12-million Egyptian pounds project to renovate the Sarabit el-Khadim 12th Dynasty temple in southern Sinai is expected to be complete...
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