Egypt
National Geographic
- Largest Whale Skeleton Found At Siwa Oasis
Al Masry Al Youm With photos. It looks as though these remains date to the same period (and were therefore probably part of the same coastline) as the Faiyum remains of whale, shark and mangrove in the Wadi el-Hitan (Valley of Whales). The Environment...
- Whale Fossil Stuck In Egypt Customs Wrangle
BBC News With photos Its name in Arabic is Wadi Hitan but it is known as the Valley of the Whales. For years archaeologists have been unearthing a remarkable collection of whale fossils, all the more surprising because the area is now inland desert in...
- Feature: Journeying To See Prehistoric Whales In The Faiyum
Heritage Key (Garry Shaw) With slideshow. If you're into long accounts of travel in four-wheel-drives then you'll find a lot to appeal to you in this article, which is mostly about whether or not the Wadi el Hitan (Valley of the Whales) is an...
- Wadi El Hitan
The Encyclopedia of Earth Wadi Al-Hitan (29° 15’ 13'' to 29° 23’ 56''N by 30° 00’ 41'' to 30° 10’ 06 E) is a World Heritage Site in the Western Desert 150 kilometers (km) southwest of Cairo and 80 km west of Faiyum...
- Wadi Hitan
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/egyptian_mail/m2/An article about the prehistoric marine life in the Wadi Hitan by Hassan Saadallah. "It might be strange to know that Fayyoum, the large fertile depression in the desert, used to have a large number of whales,...
Egypt
Valley of the Wales (Wadi al Hitan)
National Geographic
Following on from Saturday's article about whale fossils from the Faiyum being held up at Egyptian customs, thanks very much to Helen Williams-Alden for letting me know about this recent set of lovely photographs on the National Geographic website.
I've posted about the Wadi Hitan several times before, including news items, photographs and formal reports.
If you get the opportunity to visit don't pass it up. As well as whale and shark fossils, beatifully presented, there are fossilized wood and mangrove remains and lovely geomorphological features. Attractive modern visitor architecture and informative information boards completes the experience. This is one of the few heritage sites in Egypt where the challenge of preserving the past and presenting it to the visitor have been accomplished with great skill and efficiency.
It's not far from Cairo and whilst it is worth a visit in its own right there are some excellent archaeological sites to visit in the area, including El Lahun, Hawara, Karanis, gorgeous Medinet Madi, Qasr Qarun and Tebtunis.
I've posted about the Wadi Hitan several times before, including news items, photographs and formal reports.
If you get the opportunity to visit don't pass it up. As well as whale and shark fossils, beatifully presented, there are fossilized wood and mangrove remains and lovely geomorphological features. Attractive modern visitor architecture and informative information boards completes the experience. This is one of the few heritage sites in Egypt where the challenge of preserving the past and presenting it to the visitor have been accomplished with great skill and efficiency.
It's not far from Cairo and whilst it is worth a visit in its own right there are some excellent archaeological sites to visit in the area, including El Lahun, Hawara, Karanis, gorgeous Medinet Madi, Qasr Qarun and Tebtunis.
- Largest Whale Skeleton Found At Siwa Oasis
Al Masry Al Youm With photos. It looks as though these remains date to the same period (and were therefore probably part of the same coastline) as the Faiyum remains of whale, shark and mangrove in the Wadi el-Hitan (Valley of Whales). The Environment...
- Whale Fossil Stuck In Egypt Customs Wrangle
BBC News With photos Its name in Arabic is Wadi Hitan but it is known as the Valley of the Whales. For years archaeologists have been unearthing a remarkable collection of whale fossils, all the more surprising because the area is now inland desert in...
- Feature: Journeying To See Prehistoric Whales In The Faiyum
Heritage Key (Garry Shaw) With slideshow. If you're into long accounts of travel in four-wheel-drives then you'll find a lot to appeal to you in this article, which is mostly about whether or not the Wadi el Hitan (Valley of the Whales) is an...
- Wadi El Hitan
The Encyclopedia of Earth Wadi Al-Hitan (29° 15’ 13'' to 29° 23’ 56''N by 30° 00’ 41'' to 30° 10’ 06 E) is a World Heritage Site in the Western Desert 150 kilometers (km) southwest of Cairo and 80 km west of Faiyum...
- Wadi Hitan
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/egyptian_mail/m2/An article about the prehistoric marine life in the Wadi Hitan by Hassan Saadallah. "It might be strange to know that Fayyoum, the large fertile depression in the desert, used to have a large number of whales,...