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Egypt > Aswan Nubian Museum (1 file)

Nubian Museum Replica Cave EG053020JHP Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum replica cave from Nubian desert with stone artifacts plus exhibiting a Nubian House, Islamic tombs and mosques in gardens with prehistoric stone carvings, Egyptian and Roman artefacts set amongst attractive walks past flowering shrubs, water channels, palm trees and waterfalls. Foundations were laid in 1986 and opened in 1997 and organised through UNESCO. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, Nubian, Museum, Nubia, ancient, prehistoric, modern, gardens, exhibits, outside, replica, cave, stone, carvings, walks, landscape

Egypt > Colossi of Memnon (1 file)

Photos of this most visited site on the west bank of the River Nile at Luxor -popular coach stopover for photo shoot.
Colossi of Memnon Sunset 5314EG07JHP Colossi Memnon statues seated sunset photo golden light Luxor Amenhotep 111 that are the most famous remains of his mortuary temple on the northern side of the approach road for the Valley of the Kings, Queens and all the other main West Bank sites. It is the visitors first site of major impact, not far from the main ticket office but is usually visited as a photo opportunity on leaving - recent excavations of the site are finding many hidden buildings and artifacts. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, West, Bank, Thebes, Theban, hills, fields, River Nile, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, temples, Colossi, Memnon, sunset, glow, roadside, coachstop, excavations, palm, tree

Egypt > Edfu Temple (1 file)

Photos in this gallery are of Edfu Temple, one of the best preserved in Egypt, and usually the first first visit after leaving Luxor ona Nile Cruise.
Edfu Temple Weary Crowds EG052210JHP Edfu Egypt Temple Interior Hypostyle Hall Weary Visitors Conservation Photo rubbing against ancient artifacts in this large and almost intact monument located by the River Nile and one of the main visits for most Luxor to Aswan cruise packages. One of the best preserved temples in Egypt this one is dedicated to the falcon God Horus and his granite likeness is probably one of the most photographed relicts in Egypt. Originally erected by Senwosret 1 it is mainly supplanted by the current Ptolemaic creation dating from 237BC, this particular part being started 116-71BC along with the present pylon. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Edfu Temple, West Bank, River Nile, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, temple, preserved, conservation, erosion, crowd, control, protection, tourists, scale, pillared, hypostyle, hall, columns, capitals, flora, papyrus, umbels, composite, painted, colors, colours, decorated, hieroglyphs, reliefs, Ptolemaic, landscape

Egypt > North of Cairo (2 files)

This gallery has photographs of the main sites North of Cairo, usually visited privately as not part of most Egyptian tours, and includes Heliopolis, Tell Basta near Zagazig and Tanis near the north coast of Egypt
Tanis Amun Temple Artifacts EG077176JHP Tanis Obelisks Palmiform Columns Entrance Ramses Temple Amun Ancient Egypt site in Delta Northern Egypt once thought to be the capital created by Ramses but was the capital of the 24th Nome of Lower Egypt and important in the late Egyptian period. Has Ramesside Temple of Amun with other temples from reigns of Osorkon, Sheshonq and Ptolemy but of special interest are the Royal Tombs where that of Psusennes in particular was intact and gave up one of the richest burial good collections, apart from Tutankhamun, with its famous silver coffin, now in the Cairo Museum. A visit to Tanis is usually by private means but can be incorporated with a day trip through the Delta visiting Heliopolis and Tell Basta but does involve considerable motoring. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Tanis, San al-Hagar, Djane, Delta, history, ancient, upright, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, Ramasses, Ramses, Ramesses, Temple Amun, entrance, granite, carvings, hieroglyphs, palmiform, broken, columns, obelisks, standing, obelisk
Tanis Amun Artifacts EG077175JHP Tanis Obelisks Palmiform Columns Entrance Photo Ramses Temple Amun Ancient Egypt site in Delta Northern Egypt once thought to be the capital created by Ramses but was the capital of the 24th Nome of Lower Egypt and important in the late Egyptian period. Has Ramesside Temple of Amun with other temples from reigns of Osorkon, Sheshonq and Ptolemy but of special interest are the Royal Tombs where that of Psusennes in particular was intact and gave up one of the richest burial good collections, apart from Tutankhamun, with its famous silver coffin, now in the Cairo Museum. A visit to Tanis is usually by private means but can be incorporated with a day trip through the Delta visiting Heliopolis and Tell Basta but does involve considerable motoring. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Tanis, San al-Hagar, Djane, Delta, history, ancient, antiquity, archaeology, Egyptology, Ramasses, Ramses, Ramesses, Temple, Amun, granite, carvings, palmiform, broken, columns, obelisks

Egypt > Outlying Pyramids (3 files)

Pictures of pyramids and scenery related to them outwith the main sites of Giza and Saqqara such as Abusir, Dashur, El Lisht, Meydum and Hawara
Hawara Tomb Shafts 6423EG07JHP Ancient Egyptian Hawara Pyramid Tomb Burial Shafts Faiyum Desert Photo, to the south of Cairo was the last pyramid built in the 12th Dynasty by the Pharaoh Amenemhet 111 of the later design using mudbrick core with limestone covering, now all missing. Most famous for the references to the Labyrinth; a comparison of its mortuary and temple complex to that at Knossos by Herodotus although little now remains new excavations are underway to determine what might still exist. This pyramid was built after the king’s first attempt at Dashur was abandoned owing to subsidence problems. This photograph shows some of the excavated tomb shafts near the pyramid some dating back to 3000BC and artifacts from these were once on show in the Karanis[Kom Aushim] Museum, now closed. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Faiyum, Hawara, pyramid, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, antiquity, tomb, shafts, death, burial, early, excavated, deep, sand, desert, landscape
Hawara Tomb Shaft 6424EG07JHP Hawara Pyramid Egyptian Burial Tomb Shafts Fayyum Faiyum Photograph Sand Desert the south of Cairo was the last pyramid built in the 12th Dynasty by the Pharaoh Amenemhet 111 of the later design using mudbrick core with limestone covering, now all missing. Most famous for the references to the Labyrinth; a comparison of its mortuary and temple complex to that at Knossos by Herodotus although little now remains new excavations are underway to determine what might still exist. This pyramid was built after the king’s first attempt at Dashur was abandoned owing to subsidence problems. This photograph shows some of the excavated tomb shafts near the pyramid some dating back to 3000BC and artifacts from these were once on show in the Karanis[Kom Aushim] Museum, now closed. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Hawara, pyramid, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, antiquity, tomb, shafts, death, burial, early, excavated, deep, sand, desert, upright
Hawara Tomb Shaft 6422EG07JHP Hawara Tomb Shaft Burial Deep Hole Excavated Empty Oblong Sand, near Faiyum, to the south of Cairo was the last pyramid built in the 12th Dynasty by the Pharaoh Amenemhet 111 of the later design using mudbrick core with limestone covering, now all missing. Most famous for the references to the Labyrinth; a comparison of its mortuary and temple complex to that at Knossos by Herodotus although little now remains new excavations are underway to determine what might still exist. This pyramid was built after the king’s first attempt at Dashur was abandoned owing to subsidence problems. This photograph shows some of the excavated tomb shafts near the pyramid some dating back to 3000BC and artifacts from these were once on show in the Karanis[Kom Aushim] Museum, now closed. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Hawara, pyramid, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, antiquity, tomb, shaft, looking into, opening, death, burial, early, excavated, deep, sand, desert, upright

Egypt > Saqqara & Memphis (1 file)

This gallery contains pictures of the two main sites usually visited together on a day trip south of Cairo - Saqqara with the famous Step Pyramid, a huge necropolis with many tombs and other pyramids and Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt now will an open air museum with the alabaster sphinx and the huge partial statue of Ramasses 11.
Saqqara Archaeological Dig EG051159jhp Saqqara Unas Causeway Excavation Dig Leiden Dutch archaeologists Egypt cemetery that I came across near the restored walkway from the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid and which slopes down to the Valley Temple first seen as visitors arrive at this major complex near Memphis. Recent archaeological work has discovered tombs near the causeway such as that of the Two Brothers while many other undiscovered or partially excavated ones lie alongside the causeway as do boat pits. Several New Kingdom were uncovered in this Dutch work and the site is now open to the public including Tombs of Horemheb, Maya and Meryt. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, causeway, landscape, sandstone, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, archaeologists, workmen, ancient, history, desert, sand, tombs, New, Kingdom, cemetery, excavation, dig, Leiden, Dutch, 2005, season, Horemheb, Maya, Meryt, 1400BC, uncovered, expansion, exhibits, man, woman, inspecting, artifacts, wooden, coffin, writing

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