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Egypt > Abydos & Dendara (21 files)

Images of two important sites north of Luxor near the River Nile but usually visted as an extra tour either by road or a day cruise.
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple Relief 5440EG07JHP Temple Small Ramesses Abydos Coloured painted reliefs exterior sunlight photograph is a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, limestone, gray, granite, sandstone, painted, bas reliefs, pharaoh, seated, hieroglyphs, cartouche, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, court, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple Relief 5429EG07JHP Temple Egyptian Pharaoh Ramasses 11 Abydos Small colourful painted walls is a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, limestone, gray, granite, sandstone, painted, bas reliefs, wine, water, food, fruit, lotus, hieroglyphs, cartouche, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, court, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple Relief 5406EG07JHP Temple Egypt Small Abydos Ramses wall carving outline early draft in this site a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, limestone, painted, sketches, working, unfinished, outlines, bas reliefs, hieroglyphs, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, court, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple Paintings 5435EG07JHP Temple Ramasses Egypt Small Abydos Painted frieze offering wine food photo is a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, limestone, gray, granite, sandstone, wall, painted, bas reliefs, offerings, wine, food, meat, fruit, lotus, flowers, hieroglyphs, cartouche, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, interior, court, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, battle, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple Painting 5444EG07JHP Temple Small Abydos Ramses 11 interior wall painting offering lotus flower is a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. An offering scene in one of the small chapels. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, limestone, gray, granite, sandstone, wall, painted, bas reliefs, offerings, wine, food, meat, fruit, lotus, flowers, hieroglyphs, cartouche, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, interior, court, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, battle, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple Painting 5415EG07JHP Abydos Small Temple Ramesses 11 prisoners reliefs kneeling tied bound is a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. These are iconic images of prisoners relating to the Battle of Kadesh and his victory story so beloved of Ramesses. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, East, Bank, River, Nile, Qena, Asyut, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, limestone, gray, granite, sandstone, painted, bas reliefs, hieroglyphs, cartouche, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, court, holiday, travel, 2007, Fuji, S5, DSLR, landscape, tourism, cruise, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, Ennead, Onuris, Thoth, Min, Osiris, Kadesh, battle, prisoners, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple Painting 5414EG07JHP Temple Abydos Small Ramses vulture flying neret Nekhbet cartouche colourful painted reliefs at this location a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. A very colourful cartouche of Ramesses 11 is visible near the corner of this wall. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, limestone, gray, granite, sandstone, wall, painted, bas reliefs, offerings, vulture, hieroglyphs, cartouche, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, interior, court, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, battle, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple Painting 5403EG07JHP Temple Abydos Small Ramesses 11 hierogylphs Ancient Egyptian cattle deer fowl is a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, limestone, gray, granite, sandstone, wall, painted, bas reliefs, offerings, bullock, fowl, antelope, food, meat, hieroglyphs, cartouche, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, interior, court, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, battle, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple Offering 5450EG07JHP Small Temple Ramesses Abydos Osiris interior wall coloured painting photograph is a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. In this scene the King stands before Osiris watched by a humanoid djed pillar, a very rare and unusual scene. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, limestone, gray, granite, sandstone, wall, painted, bas reliefs, offerings, djed, pillar, humanoid, hieroglyphs, cartouche, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, interior, court, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, battle, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple Offering 5437EG07JHP Egyptian Small Temple Abydos Ramses painted colourful frieze offering wine food is a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, limestone, gray, granite, sandstone, wall, painted, bas reliefs, offerings, wine, food, meat, fruit, lotus, flowers, hieroglyphs, cartouche, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, interior, court, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, battle, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple Offering 5421EG07JHP Temple Ramesses Abydos solar Barque Wia Gods Thoth Re falcon on walls a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, limestone, gray, granite, sandstone, wall, painted, bas reliefs, offerings, wine, food, meat, fruit, lotus, flowers, hieroglyphs, cartouche, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, interior, court, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, battle, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple Offering 5417EG07JHP Temple Pharaoh offering crown blue khepresh Ramasses painted relief photograph is a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, limestone, gray, granite, sandstone, wall, painted, bas reliefs, offerings, wine, food, meat, fruit, lotus, flowers, hieroglyphs, cartouche, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, interior, court, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, battle, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple Godesses 5446EG07JHP Temple Abydos Small Interior Wall painting chapel seated goddess cartouche is a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. This photo is one one of the small chapels. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, limestone, gray, granite, sandstone, wall, painted, bas reliefs, hieroglyphs, cartouche, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, interior, court, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, battle, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple Gate 5434EG07JHP Egyptian Temple Small Ramesses 11 Abydos Black Granite Gate photograph is a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. In this photograph is one of the grey granite gates that is still standing. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, limestone, gray, granite, sandstone, painted, bas reliefs, hieroglyphs, cartouche, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, court, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple Gate 5433EG07JHP Small Egypt Temple Abydos Ramesses Cartouche Granite Gate above is a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. In this photograph is one of the grey granite gates that is still standing with a beautifully carved cartouche to the Great Pharaoh. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, limestone, gray, granite, sandstone, painted, bas reliefs, hieroglyphs, cartouche, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, court, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple Exterior 5460EG07JHP Temple Small Abydos Egypt outside photograph overview ancient Ramesses 11 building a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. This view is of the outside of the enclosure wall much of the top level of which has been destroyed and adjacent to the site is the modern town of Abydos. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, exterior, mudbrick, limestone, sandstone, bas reliefs, hieroglyphs, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, court, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple Exterior 5459EG07JHP Temple Small Ramses outer wall Abydos village desert photograph Egyptian site a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. This view is of the outside of the enclosure wall much of the top level of which has been destroyed and adjacent to the site is the modern town of Abydos. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, exterior, mudbrick, limestone, sandstone, bas reliefs, hieroglyphs, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, court, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple 5455EG07JHP Small Temple Ramasses Abydos interior Ancient Egyptian upright walls gate which is a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, interior, limestone, sandstone, bas reliefs, hieroglyphs, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, court, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Ramesses 11 Temple 5454EG07JHP Temple Small Abydos Egypt Ramesses 11 interior gate walls landscape photo a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, interior, limestone, sandstone, bas reliefs, hieroglyphs, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, court, landscape, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Mudbrick Archaeology 5401EG07JHP Small Temple Ramses Abydos village mudbrick archaeology buildings walls seen during a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos, passing remains of ancient dwelling houses and although much smaller and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, East, Bank, River, Nile, Qena, Asyut, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, temple, mortuary, walk, mudbrick, remains, walls, limestone, gray, granite, sandstone, painted, bas reliefs, hieroglyphs, cartouche, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, court, holiday, travel, 2007, Fuji, S5, DSLR, landscape, tourism, cruise, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, Ennead, Onuris, Thoth, Min, Osiris, Kadesh, battle, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral
Abydos Mudbrick Archaeology 5400EG07JHP Abydos Village modern ancient mudbrick buildings Egyptian Temple Ramses photo is a 10 minute walk to the NW of the main Sety 1 Temple at Abydos, passing remains of ancient dwelling houses near the modern town of Abydos. Although this temple is small and completely uncovered, it is worth the walk and effort to see it for there are many high quality colorful painted reliefs which are easily accessible and a joy to behold. Probably covered as late as the Napoleonic exploration means the sun and exposure to the elements has not had long enough to destroy the colours completely something that will eventually happen. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, East, Bank, River, Nile, Qena, Asyut, Abydos, Ramses, Ramesses, walk, modern, town, mudbrick, remains, buried, sand, dwellings, temple, mortuary, limestone, gray, granite, sandstone, painted, bas reliefs, hieroglyphs, cartouche, entrance, portico, pylon, octostyle, square, pillars, hall, chapels, court, holiday, travel, 2007, Fuji, S5, DSLR, landscape, tourism, cruise, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Sety 1, Ennead, Onuris, Thoth, Min, Osiris, Kadesh, battle, sunlight, colours, colors, colourful, colorful, exposed, roofless, natural, light, conserved, mineral

Egypt > Giza Pyramids & Sphinx (8 files)

Photographs of the three Giza pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Sphinx, temples, Solar Barque museum and western cemetery mastabas, including the Light and Sound Show night views.
Giza Khafre Pyramid EG024113jhp Khafre Khufu Pyramids Egypt Giza tombs limestone desert sand foreground, the second largest of the Gizah site monuments and constructed between 2558-2532BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafre [Greek name Chephren], one of Khufu’s sons and is responsible during a reign of around 25 years for the magnificent Funerary complex which is held to include The Sphinx. Although his Mortuary Temple is almost nothing but a foundation, his Valley Temple is a fantastic example of the skills of the early Egyptian craftsman with huge accurately cut pillars of granite which was the house after his death for numerous statues including the famous diorite one now in the Cairo Museum. This view is of the southern face showing the mainly uncovered structure although remains of the outer casing of Tura Limestone can still be seen near the top and in the distance on the right the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, upright, pyramid, burial, tomb, Khafre, Chephren, Khufu, Cheops, Great, blocks, erosion, soft, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, south, face, blue, sky, desert, sand, foreground, low, view
Giza Khafre Pyramid EG024112jhp Khafre Khufu Pyramid ancient Egyptian tombs limestone desert sand foreground, the second largest of the Gizah site monuments and constructed between 2558-2532BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafre [Greek name Chephren], one of Khufu’s sons and is responsible during a reign of around 25 years for the magnificent Funerary complex which is held to include The Sphinx. Although his Mortuary Temple is almost nothing but a foundation, his Valley Temple is a fantastic example of the skills of the early Egyptian craftsman with huge accurately cut pillars of granite which was the house after his death for numerous statues including the famous diorite one now in the Cairo Museum. This view is of the southern face showing the mainly uncovered structure although remains of the outer casing of Tura Limestone can still be seen near the top and in the distance on the right the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, pyramid, burial, tomb, Khafre, Chephren, Khufu, Cheops, Great, blocks, erosion, soft, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, south, face, blue, sky, desert, sand, foreground, low, view
Giza Khafre Pyramid EG024110jhp Khafre Pyramid Egyptian limestone blocks Tura casing top section cloud, the second largest of the Gizah site monuments and constructed between 2558-2532BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafre [Greek name Chephren], one of Khufu’s sons and is responsible during a reign of around 25 years for the magnificent Funerary complex which is held to include The Sphinx. Although his Mortuary Temple is almost nothing but a foundation, his Valley Temple is a fantastic example of the skills of the early Egyptian craftsman with huge accurately cut pillars of granite which was the house after his death for numerous statues including the famous diorite one now in the Cairo Museum. This view is of the western face showing the mainly uncovered structure although remains of the outer casing of Tura Limestone can still be seen near the top. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, giddy, pyramid, burial, tomb, Khafre, Chephren, blocks, erosion, soft, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, south, face, blue, sky, white, clouds
Giza Khafre Pyramid EG024109jhp Khafre Pyramid Egypt Giza west face corner foundation top bottom, the second largest of the Gizah site monuments and constructed between 2558-2532BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafre [Greek name Chephren], one of Khufu’s sons and is responsible during a reign of around 25 years for the magnificent Funerary complex which is held to include The Sphinx. Although his Mortuary Temple is almost nothing but a foundation, his Valley Temple is a fantastic example of the skills of the early Egyptian craftsman with huge accurately cut pillars of granite which was the house after his death for numerous statues including the famous diorite one now in the Cairo Museum. This view is of the western face showing the mainly uncovered structure although remains of the outer casing of Tura Limestone can still be seen near the top. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, corner, upright, pyramid, burial, tomb, Khafre, Chephren, blocks, erosion, soft, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, south, face, blue, sky, white, clouds
Giza Khafre Pyramid EG024108jhp Chephren Pyramid Egyptian limestone blocks expanse Turah casing top, the second largest of the Gizah site monuments and constructed between 2558-2532BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafre [Greek name Chephren], one of Khufu’s sons and is responsible during a reign of around 25 years for the magnificent Funerary complex which is held to include The Sphinx. Although his Mortuary Temple is almost nothing but a foundation, his Valley Temple is a fantastic example of the skills of the early Egyptian craftsman with huge accurately cut pillars of granite which was the house after his death for numerous statues including the famous diorite one now in the Cairo Museum. This view is of the western face showing the mainly uncovered structure although remains of the outer casing of Tura Limestone can still be seen near the top. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, upright, pyramid, burial, tomb, Khafre, Chephren, blocks, expanse, erosion, soft, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, south, face, blue, sky, white, clouds
Giza Khafre Pyramid EG024107jhp Khafre Pyramid ancient Egyptian tomb limestone blocks Tura casing top, the second largest of the Gizah site monuments and constructed between 2558-2532BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafre [Greek name Chephren], one of Khufu’s sons and is responsible during a reign of around 25 years for the magnificent Funerary complex which is held to include The Sphinx. Although his Mortuary Temple is almost nothing but a foundation, his Valley Temple is a fantastic example of the skills of the early Egyptian craftsman with huge accurately cut pillars of granite which was the house after his death for numerous statues including the famous diorite one now in the Cairo Museum. This view is of the western face showing the mainly uncovered structure although remains of the outer casing of Tura Limestone can still be seen near the top. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, pyramid, burial, tomb, Khafre, Chephren, blocks, erosion, soft, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, south, face, blue, sky, white, clouds
Giza Khafre Pyramid EG024106jhp Khafre Chephren Pyramid ancient Egypt limestone blocks Tura casing blue sky top, the second largest of the Gizah site monuments and constructed between 2558-2532BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafre [Greek name Chephren], one of Khufu’s sons and is responsible during a reign of around 25 years for the magnificent Funerary complex which is held to include The Sphinx. Although his Mortuary Temple is almost nothing but a foundation, his Valley Temple is a fantastic example of the skills of the early Egyptian craftsman with huge accurately cut pillars of granite which was the house after his death for numerous statues including the famous diorite one now in the Cairo Museum. This view is of the western face showing the mainly uncovered structure although remains of the outer casing of Tura Limestone can still be seen near the top. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, pyramid, burial, tomb, Khafre, Chephren, blocks, erosion, soft, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, south, face, blue, sky, white, clouds
Giza Khafre Pyramid EG024104jhp Khafre Chephren Pyramid ancient Egyptian tomb limestone blocks Tura casing top, the second largest of the Gizah site monuments and constructed between 2558-2532BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafre [Greek name Chephren], one of Khufu’s sons and is responsible during a reign of around 25 years for the magnificent Funerary complex which is held to include The Sphinx. Although his Mortuary Temple is almost nothing but a foundation, his Valley Temple is a fantastic example of the skills of the early Egyptian craftsman with huge accurately cut pillars of granite which was the house after his death for numerous statues including the famous diorite one now in the Cairo Museum. This view is of the western face showing the mainly uncovered structure although remains of the outer casing of Tura Limestone can still be seen near the top. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, pyramid, burial, tomb, Khafre, Chephren, landscape, blocks, erosion, soft, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, south, face, blue, sky, white, clouds

Egypt > Infra Red Photographs (7 files)

This is a collection of Infra Red Black & White film photographs taken of the main sites of mainly Ancient Egypt in the late 1990's and they give a very different feel to the sites with the particular ghostly effect of this specialised Kodak film. Sites covered include Abydos, Colossi of Memnon, Abydos temple, Osireion, Dendera Temple, Edfu Temple, Esna Temple, Esna Lock, Karnak Temple, Kom Ombo Temple, Luxor Temple, Philae Temple, Aswan Felucca; River Nile cruise, Pyramids of Giza and The Sphinx
Egyptian Giza InfR EG020420jhp Khafre Pyramids Cheops Egyptian tombs clouds infra red film photo of the second largest of the Gizah site monuments and constructed between 2558-2532BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafre [Greek name Chephren], one of Khufu’s sons and is responsible during a reign of around 25 years for the magnificent Funerary complex which is held to include The Sphinx. Although his Mortuary Temple is almost nothing but a foundation, his Valley Temple is a fantastic example of the skills of the early Egyptian craftsman with huge accurately cut pillars of granite which was the house after his death for numerous statues including the famous diorite one now in the Cairo Museum. This view is of the south face with Khufu's Great pyramid to the righy right taken near the main road through the Giza complex showing the mainly uncovered structure although remains of the outer casing of Tura Limestone can still be seen near the top. It was taken using a Nikon FM manual camera, 28mm f2.8 Nikkor or Tokina SD 28-70mm f3.5lens with a Red filter, rated at 200ASA and processed in Aculux for 14 mins. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, upright, pyramid, burial, tomb, Khafre, Chephren, Khufu, great, largest, Cheops, blocks, erosion, soft, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, south, face, blue, sky, white, clouds, B&W, Infra, red, film, negative, Kodak, Nikon, FM, manual, Red, filter, ghostly, ghostlike, black, white, 2002, October
Egyptian Giza InfR EG020419jhp Chephren Pyramids Khufu Egypt Giza Great largest infra red B&W film photo of the second largest of the Giza site monuments and constructed between 2558-2532BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafre [Greek name Chephren], one of Khufu’s sons and is responsible during a reign of around 25 years for the magnificent Funerary complex which is held to include The Sphinx. Although his Mortuary Temple is almost nothing but a foundation, his Valley Temple is a fantastic example of the skills of the early Egyptian craftsman with huge accurately cut pillars of granite which was the house after his death for numerous statues including the famous diorite one now in the Cairo Museum. This view is of the south face with Khufu's Great pyramid to the righy right taken near the main road through the Giza complex showing the mainly uncovered structure although remains of the outer casing of Tura Limestone can still be seen near the top. It was taken using a Nikon FM manual camera, 28mm f2.8 Nikkor or Tokina SD 28-70mm f3.5lens with a Red filter, rated at 200ASA and processed in Aculux for 14 mins. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, pyramids, pyramid, burial, tomb, Khafre, Chephren, Khufu, great, largest, Cheops, blocks, erosion, soft, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, south, face, blue, sky, white, clouds, B&W, Infra, red, film, negative, Kodak, Nikon, FM, manual, Red, filter, ghostly, ghostlike, black, white, 2002, October
Egyptian Giza InfR EG020418jhp Khafre Pyramid Egyptian horse rider scale Giza infra red film photo of the second largest of the Gizah site monuments and constructed between 2558-2532BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafre [Greek name Chephren], one of Khufu’s sons and is responsible during a reign of around 25 years for the magnificent Funerary complex which is held to include The Sphinx. Although his Mortuary Temple is almost nothing but a foundation, his Valley Temple is a fantastic example of the skills of the early Egyptian craftsman with huge accurately cut pillars of granite which was the house after his death for numerous statues including the famous diorite one now in the Cairo Museum. This view is of the west face with Cairo bottom right taken near the main road through the Giza complex showing the mainly uncovered structure although remains of the outer casing of Tura Limestone can still be seen near the top. It was taken using a Nikon FM manual camera, 28mm f2.8 Nikkor or Tokina SD 28-70mm f3.5lens with a Red filter, rated at 200ASA and processed in Aculux for 14 mins. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, upright, pyramid, burial, tomb, Khafre, Chephren, blocks, erosion, soft, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, south, face, blue, sky, white, clouds, B&W, Infra, red, film, negative, Kodak, Nikon, FM, manual, Red, filter, ghostly, ghostlike, black, white, 2002, October
Egyptian Giza InfR EG020417jhp Chephren Pyramid Egypt top apex Tura casing clouds infra red film photo of the second largest of the Gizah site monuments and constructed between 2558-2532BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafre [Greek name Chephren], one of Khufu’s sons and is responsible during a reign of around 25 years for the magnificent Funerary complex which is held to include The Sphinx. Although his Mortuary Temple is almost nothing but a foundation, his Valley Temple is a fantastic example of the skills of the early Egyptian craftsman with huge accurately cut pillars of granite which was the house after his death for numerous statues including the famous diorite one now in the Cairo Museum. This view is of the west face with Cairo bottom right taken near the main road through the Giza complex showing the mainly uncovered structure although remains of the outer casing of Tura Limestone can still be seen near the top. It was taken using a Nikon FM manual camera, 28mm f2.8 Nikkor or Tokina SD 28-70mm f3.5lens with a Red filter, rated at 200ASA and processed in Aculux for 14 mins. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, apex, pyramid, burial, tomb, Khafre, Chephren, blocks, erosion, soft, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, south, face, blue, sky, white, clouds, B&W, Infra, red, film, negative, Kodak, Nikon, FM, manual, Red, filter, ghostly, ghostlike, black, white, 2002, October
Egyptian Giza InfR EG020416jhp Chephren Pyramid Egypt Giza side Tura casing clouds infra red film photo of the second largest of the Gizah site monuments and constructed between 2558-2532BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafre [Greek name Chephren], one of Khufu’s sons and is responsible during a reign of around 25 years for the magnificent Funerary complex which is held to include The Sphinx. Although his Mortuary Temple is almost nothing but a foundation, his Valley Temple is a fantastic example of the skills of the early Egyptian craftsman with huge accurately cut pillars of granite which was the house after his death for numerous statues including the famous diorite one now in the Cairo Museum. This view is of the west face with Cairo bottom right taken near the main road through the Giza complex showing the mainly uncovered structure although remains of the outer casing of Tura Limestone can still be seen near the top. It was taken using a Nikon FM manual camera, 28mm f2.8 Nikkor or Tokina SD 28-70mm f3.5lens with a Red filter, rated at 200ASA and processed in Aculux for 14 mins. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, upright, pyramid, burial, tomb, Khafre, Chephren, blocks, erosion, soft, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, south, face, blue, sky, white, clouds, B&W, Infra, red, film, negative, Kodak, Nikon, FM, manual, Red, filter, ghostly, ghostlike, black, white, 2002, October
Egyptian Giza InfR EG020415jhp Khafre Pyramid Egyptian Giza blocks Tura casing clouds infra red film photo of the second largest of the Gizah site monuments and constructed between 2558-2532BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafre [Greek name Chephren], one of Khufu’s sons and is responsible during a reign of around 25 years for the magnificent Funerary complex which is held to include The Sphinx. Although his Mortuary Temple is almost nothing but a foundation, his Valley Temple is a fantastic example of the skills of the early Egyptian craftsman with huge accurately cut pillars of granite which was the house after his death for numerous statues including the famous diorite one now in the Cairo Museum. This view is of the west face with Cairo bottom right taken near the main road through the Giza complex showing the mainly uncovered structure although remains of the outer casing of Tura Limestone can still be seen near the top. It was taken using a Nikon FM manual camera, 28mm f2.8 Nikkor or Tokina SD 28-70mm f3.5lens with a Red filter, rated at 200ASA and processed in Aculux for 14 mins. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, construction, pyramid, burial, tomb, Khafre, Chephren, blocks, erosion, soft, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, south, face, blue, sky, white, clouds, B&W, Infra, red, film, negative, Kodak, Nikon, FM, manual, Red, filter, ghostly, ghostlike, black, white, 2002, October
Egyptian Giza InfR EG020414jhp Khafre Pyramid Egyptian tomb limestone blocks Tura casing clouds infra red film photo of the second largest of the Gizah site monuments and constructed between 2558-2532BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafre [Greek name Chephren], one of Khufu’s sons and is responsible during a reign of around 25 years for the magnificent Funerary complex which is held to include The Sphinx. Although his Mortuary Temple is almost nothing but a foundation, his Valley Temple is a fantastic example of the skills of the early Egyptian craftsman with huge accurately cut pillars of granite which was the house after his death for numerous statues including the famous diorite one now in the Cairo Museum. This view is of the west face with Cairo bottom right taken near the main road through the Giza complex showing the mainly uncovered structure although remains of the outer casing of Tura Limestone can still be seen near the top. It was taken using a Nikon FM manual camera, 28mm f2.8 Nikkor or Tokina SD 28-70mm f3.5lens with a Red filter, rated at 200ASA and processed in Aculux for 14 mins. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Giza, Gizah, landscape, pyramid, burial, tomb, Khafre, Chephren, blocks, erosion, soft, limestone, ancient, Egyptian, Egyptology, archaeology, history, casing, Tura, Turah, white, shining, south, face, blue, sky, white, clouds, B&W, Infra, red, film, negative, Kodak, Nikon, FM, manual, Red, filter, ghostly, ghostlike, black, white, 2002, October

Egypt > Luxor City & Misc West Bank (2 files)

Images in this gallery cover modern Luxor, general agriculture and photos not specific to other groups such as the recent excavations of the Sphinx Avenue, the alabaster factory and workers and the residential houses bordering the various roads to the main sites. It also includes the balloon flights and views from the balloon.
Luxor New Sphinxes Avenue 5626EG07JHP Luxor Egypt Shinxes Avenue Karnak Recent Excavations Walk Upright Photo have started on the remains of covered part of the Luxor to Karnak avenue of sphinxes and by 2007 over sixty had been uncovered. They appeared to have been deliberately toppled in late Roman times and have been well preserved and many Roman relayed antiquities and buildings have been identified. Remains of an ancient stone road have also been found and a stela indicating the importance of a High Priest of Amun Ra called Bakenkhonsu which has also indicated new dating evidence for the reign of the Pharaoh Sethnakhte [Setnakhte] who ruled between Ramesses 11 and 111 for now it appears four years at least. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Karnak, holiday, upright, sphinxes, colonnade, avenue, modern, excavations, road, stela, toppled, history, rewriting, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology
Luxor New Sphinxes Avenue 5622EG07JHP Luxor Egyptian Town Nile Avenue Sphinxes Panorama Houses Street Excavations recently started on the remains of covered part of the Luxor to Karnak avenue of sphinxes and by 2007 over sixty had been uncovered. They appeared to have been deliberately toppled in late Roman times and have been well preserved and many Roman relayed antiquities and buildings have been identified. Remains of an ancient stone road have also been found and a stela indicating the importance of a High Priest of Amun Ra called Bakenkhonsu which has also indicated new dating evidence for the reign of the Pharaoh Sethnakhte [Setnakhte] who ruled between Ramesses 11 and 111 for now it appears four years at least. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Temple, East Bank, River Nile, Thebes, Karnak, holiday, landscape, sphinxes, colonnade, avenue, modern, excavations, road, stela, toppled, history, rewriting, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology

Egypt > Minya, Amarna & Ashmunayn (9 files)

Photographs in this gallery cover the main sites of Amarna, its North Palace, Aten and Small Temple, Bani Hasan Rock cut chapels, Tuna el-Gebel with the Catacombs with baboon and ibis mummies, Stela of Akhenaten on the north boundary, Petosiris Tomb-Chapel, Chapels of Ptoemais and Isadora, Roman Water Wheel Well and Temple of Thoth and el Ashmunein with an Open Air Museum with huge granite statues of Baboons and nearby a Temple to Thoth with a later Christian Basilica all located along the River Nile between Cairo and Luxor accessed from the nearby university city of Minya
Amarna River Wash EG075816jhp Water River Nile Egyptians woman girl baby washing Amarna riverbank life a necessity for those visiting this recently accessible site at Amarna is the crossing of the River Nile at al-Till on the public car ferry which is restful and interesting break from the hectic drive along the rural back road from Minya. Amarna, the ancient capital built by the heretic Pharaoh Akhetaten and his Queen Nefertiti which was later dismantled after their fall from power and much is now covered up by the desert although ongoing work Amarna Project has uncovered much of the temple area, increased the knowledge and understanding of this brief but important period in ancient Egyptian history as well as preserving and restoring much of the site. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River Nile, ferry, water, crossing, landscape, sailor, passengers, men, women, woman, girl, baby, washing, daily, life, colours, colors, dress, clothes, fabric, patterns, pots, pans, Persil, colourful, colorful, people, cattle, pick-up, animals, car, Traveline, riverbanks, palms, trees, upstream, downstream, water, boat, transport, mini-bus, al-Till, al-Amarnah, Amarna, blue, sky, sunshine
Amarna River Nile EG075823jhp al-Till Ferry Crossing upstream water River Nile Egyptian Amarna riverbank a necessity for those visiting this recently accessible site at Amarna is the crossing of the River Nile at al-Till on the public car ferry which is restful and interesting break from the hectic drive along the rural back road from Minya. Amarna, the ancient capital built by the heretic Pharaoh Akhetaten and his Queen Nefertiti which was later dismantled after their fall from power and much is now covered up by the desert although ongoing work Amarna Project has uncovered much of the temple area, increased the knowledge and understanding of this brief but important period in ancient Egyptian history as well as preserving and restoring much of the site. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River Nile, ferry, water, crossing, landscape, sailor, passengers, men, women, people, cattle, pick-up, animals, car, Traveline, riverbanks, palms, trees, upstream, water, boat, transport, mini-bus, al-Till, al-Amarnah, Amarna, blue, sky, sunshine
Amarna River Nile EG075821jhp al-Till Ferry Crossing water River Nile Egypt Amarna west bank flat a necessity for those visiting this recently accessible site at Amarna is the crossing of the River Nile at al-Till on the public car ferry which is restful and interesting break from the hectic drive along the rural back road from Minya. Amarna, the ancient capital built by the heretic Pharaoh Akhetaten and his Queen Nefertiti which was later dismantled after their fall from power and much is now covered up by the desert although ongoing work Amarna Project has uncovered much of the temple area, increased the knowledge and understanding of this brief but important period in ancient Egyptian history as well as preserving and restoring much of the site. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River Nile, ferry, water, crossing, landscape, sailor, passengers, men, women, people, cattle, pick-up, animals, car, Traveline, riverbanks, palms, trees, upstream, cables, wire, water, boat, transport, mini-bus, al-Till, al-Amarnah, Amarna, blue, sky, sunshine
Amarna Nile Ferry EG075827jhp al-Till Ferry East Bank donkey vehicles River Nile Egyptians Amarna a necessity for those visiting this recently accessible site at Amarna is the crossing of the River Nile at al-Till on the public car ferry which is restful and interesting break from the hectic drive along the rural back road from Minya. Amarna, the ancient capital built by the heretic Pharaoh Akhetaten and his Queen Nefertiti which was later dismantled after their fall from power and much is now covered up by the desert although ongoing work Amarna Project has uncovered much of the temple area, increased the knowledge and understanding of this brief but important period in ancient Egyptian history as well as preserving and restoring much of the site. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Egyptians, River Nile, East, bank, landing, ferry, water, crossing, landscape, sailor, passengers, men, women, people, cattle, pick-up, animals, donkey, car, Traveline, riverbanks, palms, trees, upstream, downstream, water, boat, transport, mini-bus, al-Till, al-Amarnah, Amarna, blue, sky, sunshine
Amarna Nile Ferry EG075825jhp al-Till Ferry passengers girl man car water River Nile Egyptian Amarna East bank a necessity for those visiting this recently accessible site at Amarna is the crossing of the River Nile at al-Till on the public car ferry which is restful and interesting break from the hectic drive along the rural back road from Minya. Amarna, the ancient capital built by the heretic Pharaoh Akhetaten and his Queen Nefertiti which was later dismantled after their fall from power and much is now covered up by the desert although ongoing work Amarna Project has uncovered much of the temple area, increased the knowledge and understanding of this brief but important period in ancient Egyptian history as well as preserving and restoring much of the site. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River Nile, ferry, water, crossing, landscape, sailor, passengers, men, women, girl, Muslim, people, cattle, pick-up, animals, car, Traveline, riverbanks, palms, trees, upstream, downstream, water, boat, transport, mini-bus, al-Till, al-Amarnah, Amarna, blue, sky, sunshine
Amarna Nile Ferry EG075824jhp Ferry Crossing water east bank landing approach River Nile Egypt Amarna a necessity for those visiting this recently accessible site at Amarna is the crossing of the River Nile at al-Till on the public car ferry which is restful and interesting break from the hectic drive along the rural back road from Minya. Amarna, the ancient capital built by the heretic Pharaoh Akhetaten and his Queen Nefertiti which was later dismantled after their fall from power and much is now covered up by the desert although ongoing work Amarna Project has uncovered much of the temple area, increased the knowledge and understanding of this brief but important period in ancient Egyptian history as well as preserving and restoring much of the site. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River Nile, ferry, water, crossing, landscape, east, bank, landing, arrival, approach, sailor, passengers, men, women, people, cattle, pick-up, animals, car, Traveline, riverbanks, palms, trees, upstream, downstream, water, boat, transport, mini-bus, al-Till, al-Amarnah, Amarna, blue, sky, sunshine
Amarna Nile Ferry EG075820jhp al-Till Ferry Crossing water Motorboat passengers River Nile Egyptians Amarna Minya bank a necessity for those visiting this recently accessible site at Amarna is the crossing of the River Nile at al-Till on the public car ferry which is restful and interesting break from the hectic drive along the rural back road from Minya. Amarna, the ancient capital built by the heretic Pharaoh Akhetaten and his Queen Nefertiti which was later dismantled after their fall from power and much is now covered up by the desert although ongoing work Amarna Project has uncovered much of the temple area, increased the knowledge and understanding of this brief but important period in ancient Egyptian history as well as preserving and restoring much of the site. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River Nile, ferry, water, crossing, landscape, sailor, passengers, men, women, people, cattle, pick-up, animals, car, Traveline, riverbanks, palms, trees, upstream, downstream, water, boat, motorboat, transport, mini-bus, al-Till, al-Amarnah, Amarna, blue, sky, sunshine
Amarna Nile Ferry EG075819jhp al-Till Ferry Crossing leaving arriving motorboat River Nile Egyptians Minya west bank a necessity for those visiting this recently accessible site at Amarna is the crossing of the River Nile at al-Till on the public car ferry which is restful and interesting break from the hectic drive along the rural back road from Minya. Amarna, the ancient capital built by the heretic Pharaoh Akhetaten and his Queen Nefertiti which was later dismantled after their fall from power and much is now covered up by the desert although ongoing work Amarna Project has uncovered much of the temple area, increased the knowledge and understanding of this brief but important period in ancient Egyptian history as well as preserving and restoring much of the site. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River Nile, ferry, water, crossing, landscape, west, bank, motorboat, leaving, arriving, sailor, passengers, men, women, people, cattle, pick-up, animals, car, Traveline, riverbanks, palms, trees, upstream, downstream, water, boat, transport, mini-bus, al-Till, al-Amarnah, Amarna, blue, sky, sunshine
Amarna Nile Ferry EG075817jhp al-Till Ferry Car cow passengers water River Nile Egyptians Amarna a necessity for those visiting this recently accessible site at Amarna is the crossing of the River Nile at al-Till on the public car ferry which is restful and interesting break from the hectic drive along the rural back road from Minya. Amarna, the ancient capital built by the heretic Pharaoh Akhetaten and his Queen Nefertiti which was later dismantled after their fall from power and much is now covered up by the desert although ongoing work Amarna Project has uncovered much of the temple area, increased the knowledge and understanding of this brief but important period in ancient Egyptian history as well as preserving and restoring much of the site. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, River Nile, ferry, water, crossing, landscape, sailor, passengers, men, women, people, cattle, pick-up, animals, car, Traveline, riverbanks, palms, trees, upstream, downstream, water, boat, transport, mini-bus, al-Till, al-Amarnah, Amarna, blue, sky, sunshine

Egypt > Outlying Pyramids (4 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 Pyramid Mudbricks 6384EG07JHP Hawara Pyramid South East Face Mudbrick Bricks Construction Eroded Weathered is located near Faiyum, to the south of Cairo, and 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 but this photo illustrates the nature of the inner core construction. 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. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Hawara, pyramid, el-Fayoum, Faiyum, Fayyum, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, antiquity, upright, south east, face, mortuary, chapel, bricks, mudbricks, construction, stacked, layers, pattern, core, inside, uncovered, pharaoh, Amenemhet, Amenemhat 111, royal, tomb, death, burial, afterlife
Hawara Pyramid Mudbricks 6383EG07JHP Egyptian Hawara Pyramid South Eastern Face Mudbricks Built Faiyum Erosion, to the south of Cairo, and 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 but this photo illustrates the nature of the inner core construction. 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. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Hawara, pyramid, el-Fayoum, Faiyum, Fayyum, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, antiquity, landscape, south east, face, mortuary, chapel, bricks, mudbricks, construction, stacked, layers, pattern, core, inside, uncovered, pharaoh, Amenemhet, Amenemhat 111, royal, tomb, death, burial, afterlife
Hawara Pyramid Entrance 6386EG07JHP Hawara Pyramid South Face Uncovered Entrance Door Limestone Blocks Lintel Egypt located 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. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Hawara, pyramid, el-Fayoum, Faiyum, Fayyum, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, antiquity, upright, south, face, entrance, passage, bricks, mudbrick, limestone, blocks, pharaoh, Amenemhet, Amenemhat 111, royal, tomb, shafts, death, burial, afterlife
Hawara Pyramid Bricks 6408EG07JHP Hawara Ancient Egyptian Pyramid North Face Mudbrick Bricks Building Construction remains located near Faiyum, to the south of Cairo, and 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. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Hawara, pyramid, el-Fayoum, Faiyum, Fayyum, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, antiquity, landscape, north, face, mortuary, chapel, bricks, mudbricks, construction, stacked, layers, pattern, core, inside, uncovered, pharaoh, Amenemhet, Amenemhat 111, royal, tomb, death, burial, afterlife

Egypt > Saqqara & Memphis (19 files)

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.
Unas to Abusir EG02AA71jhp Saqqara Unas Unis Wenis Pyramid Abusir pyramids desert ancient Egypt ruin on the southwest corner near the Step Pyramid and which was the smallest of the pyramids built belonged to Unas, the last King of the 5th Dynasty around 2345BC and is a considerable state of disrepair although some of the finer quality Tura limestone casing still remains. The inside is now not accessible but is one of the easiest to enter and entry by Gaston Maspero was financed by Thomas Cook & Co where a highly decorated burial chamber covered in Pyramid Texts was uncovered along with a huge basalt sarcophagus. This photo looks northwards past the Pyramid of Unas across the desert to the distant outlines of the three small pyramids at Abusir. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, texts, pyramid, pyramids, Abusir, small, landscape, limestone, Turah, Tura, casing, erosion, pitted, rubble, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, desert, sand, northwards
Two Pyramids Saqqara EG02AA70jhp Saqqara Saqqarah Unas Wenis Step Djoser Zozer Pyramids ancient Egyptian on the southwest corner near the Step Pyramid and which was the smallest of the pyramids built belonged to Unas, the last King of the 5th Dynasty around 2345BC and is a considerable state of disrepair although some of the finer quality Tura limestone casing still remains. The inside is now not accessible but is one of the easiest to enter and entry by Gaston Maspero was financed by Thomas Cook & Co where a highly decorated burial chamber covered in Pyramid Texts was uncovered along with a huge basalt sarcophagus. This view looking to the nearest pyramid of Unas takes in the Step Pyramid of King Djoser beyond. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, texts, pyramid, Step, Zozer, Djoser, two, pyramids, small, entrance, sloping, steps, antechamber, burial, chamber, sarcophagus, basalt, causeway, upright, limestone, Turah, Tura, casing, erosion, pitted, rubble, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, desert, sand
Three Pyramids Saqqara EG02AA69jhp Saqqara Unas Step Djoser Userkaf Pyramids ancient Egyptian complex mastabas on the southwest corner near the Step Pyramid and which was the smallest of the pyramids built belonged to Unas, the last King of the 5th Dynasty around 2345BC and is a considerable state of disrepair although some of the finer quality Tura limestone casing still remains. The inside is now not accessible but is one of the easiest to enter and entry by Gaston Maspero was financed by Thomas Cook & Co where a highly decorated burial chamber covered in Pyramid Texts was uncovered along with a huge basalt sarcophagus. This view looking to the nearest pyramid of Unas takes in the Step Pyramid of King Djoser with the first 5th Dynasty pyramid of Userkaf in the distance to the botom right of the Step Pyramid. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, texts, pyramid, Step, Zozer, Djoser, Userkaf, mastabas, small, entrance, sloping, steps, antechamber, burial, chamber, sarcophagus, basalt, causeway, landscape, limestone, Turah, Tura, casing, erosion, pitted, rubble, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, desert, sand
Three Pyramids Saqqara EG02AA65jhp Saqqarah Unas Step Djoser Userkaf Pyramids ancient Egypt shaft tomb on the southwest corner near the Step Pyramid and which was the smallest of the pyramids built belonged to Unas, the last King of the 5th Dynasty around 2345BC and is a considerable state of disrepair although some of the finer quality Tura limestone casing still remains. The inside is now not accessible but is one of the easiest to enter and entry by Gaston Maspero was financed by Thomas Cook & Co where a highly decorated burial chamber covered in Pyramid Texts was uncovered along with a huge basalt sarcophagus. This view looking to the nearest pyramid of Unas takes in the Step Pyramid of King Djoser with the first 5th Dynasty pyramid of Userkaf in the distance to the botom right of the Step Pyramid. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, texts, pyramid, Step, Zozer, Djoser, Userkaf, mastabas, shaft, burial, tomb, small, entrance, sloping, steps, antechamber, burial, chamber, sarcophagus, basalt, causeway, landscape, limestone, Turah, Tura, casing, erosion, pitted, rubble, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, desert, sand
Saqqara Burial Shaft EG02AA63jhp Saqqarah Unas Pyramid ancient Egyptian burial shaft Amun-Tefnakht General on the southwest corner near the Step Pyramid and which was the smallest of the pyramids built belonged to Unas, the last King of the 5th Dynasty around 2345BC and is a considerable state of disrepair although some of the finer quality Tura limestone casing still remains. The inside is now not accessible but is one of the easiest to enter and entry by Gaston Maspero was financed by Thomas Cook & Co where a highly decorated burial chamber covered in Pyramid Texts was uncovered along with a huge basalt sarcophagus. This burial shaft is similiar to several round this part of the complex but is not the Persion Shaft which is much deeper and is accessed down a spiral staircase. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, pyramid, small, entrance, burial, shaft, square, deep, General, Amun-Tefnakht, Saite, period, landscape, limestone, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, desert, sand
Unas Pyramid Saqqara EG02AA66jhp Saqqara Unas Unis Wenis Pyramid ancient Egyptian King small ruin on the southwest corner near the Step Pyramid and which was the smallest of the pyramids built belonged to Unas, the last King of the 5th Dynasty around 2345BC and is a considerable state of disrepair although some of the finer quality Tura limestone casing still remains. The inside is now not accessible but is one of the easiest to enter and entry by Gaston Maspero was financed by Thomas Cook & Co where a highly decorated burial chamber covered in Pyramid Texts was uncovered along with a huge basalt sarcophagus. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, texts, pyramid, small, entrance, sloping, steps, antechamber, burial, chamber, sarcophagus, basalt, causeway, shaft, upright, limestone, Turah, Tura, casing, erosion, pitted, rubble, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, desert, sand
Unas Pyramid Saqqara EG02AA64jhp Saqqarah Unas Unis Wenis Pyramid Step ancient Egypt shaft burial ruin on the southwest corner near the Step Pyramid and which was the smallest of the pyramids built belonged to Unas, the last King of the 5th Dynasty around 2345BC and is a considerable state of disrepair although some of the finer quality Tura limestone casing still remains. The inside is now not accessible but is one of the easiest to enter and entry by Gaston Maspero was financed by Thomas Cook & Co where a highly decorated burial chamber covered in Pyramid Texts was uncovered along with a huge basalt sarcophagus. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, texts, pyramid, small, entrance, sloping, steps, antechamber, burial, chamber, sarcophagus, basalt, causeway, landscape, limestone, Turah, Tura, casing, erosion, pitted, rubble, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, desert, sand, Step, right
Unas Pyramid Entrance EG02AA79hp Saqqara Unas Pyramid entrance steps Hotepsekhemwy tomb Egyptian North side on the southwest corner near the Step Pyramid and which was the smallest of the pyramids built belonged to Unas, the last King of the 5th Dynasty around 2345BC and is a considerable state of disrepair although some of the finer quality Tura limestone casing still remains. The inside is now not accessible but is one of the easiest to enter and entry by Gaston Maspero was financed by Thomas Cook & Co where a highly decorated burial chamber covered in Pyramid Texts was uncovered along with a huge basalt sarcophagus. This is the remains of the demolished tomb of Hotepsekhemwy, first ruler of the 2nd Dynasty and leads to a warren of rock cut chambers but not accessible to the public. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, Hotepsekhemwy; Hetepsekhemwy; burial; tomb; demolished; entrance; texts, pyramid, small, north, side, sloping, steps, antechamber, burial, chambers; warren; basalt, causeway, upright, limestone, Turah, Tura, casing, erosion, pitted, rubble, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, desert, sand
Unas Pyramid Casing EG02AA78jhp Saqqara Unas Pyramid ancient Egyptian limestone casing erosion pitted blocks on the southwest corner near the Step Pyramid and which was the smallest of the pyramids built belonged to Unas, the last King of the 5th Dynasty around 2345BC and is a considerable state of disrepair although some of the finer quality Tura limestone casing still remains. The inside is now not accessible but is one of the easiest to enter and entry by Gaston Maspero was financed by Thomas Cook & Co where a highly decorated burial chamber covered in Pyramid Texts was uncovered along with a huge basalt sarcophagus. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, texts, pyramid, small, entrance, sloping, steps, antechamber, burial, chamber, sarcophagus, basalt, causeway, landscape, limestone, Turah, Tura, casing, erosion, pitted, rubble, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, desert, sand
Unas Pyramid Casing EG02AA77jhp Saqqarah Unis Wenis Pyramid casing foundation Step Djoser Egypt ruin on the southwest corner near the Step Pyramid and which was the smallest of the pyramids built belonged to Unas, the last King of the 5th Dynasty around 2345BC and is a considerable state of disrepair although some of the finer quality Tura limestone casing still remains. The inside is now not accessible but is one of the easiest to enter and entry by Gaston Maspero was financed by Thomas Cook & Co where a highly decorated burial chamber covered in Pyramid Texts was uncovered along with a huge basalt sarcophagus. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, texts, pyramid, small, entrance, sloping, steps, antechamber, burial, chamber, sarcophagus, basalt, causeway, upright, limestone, Turah, Tura, casing, erosion, pitted, rubble, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, desert, sand, foundation, Step, Djoser
Unas Pyramid Casing EG02AA76jhp Saqqara Wenis Step Zozer Pyramid ancient Egyptian limestone casing Tura on the southwest corner near the Step Pyramid and which was the smallest of the pyramids built belonged to Unas, the last King of the 5th Dynasty around 2345BC and is a considerable state of disrepair although some of the finer quality Tura limestone casing still remains. The inside is now not accessible but is one of the easiest to enter and entry by Gaston Maspero was financed by Thomas Cook & Co where a highly decorated burial chamber covered in Pyramid Texts was uncovered along with a huge basalt sarcophagus. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, texts, pyramid, small, entrance, sloping, steps, antechamber, burial, chamber, sarcophagus, basalt, causeway, landscape, limestone, Turah, Tura, casing, erosion, pitted, rubble, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, desert, sand, foundation, Step, Djoser
Unas Pyramid Casing EG02AA75jhp Saqqarah Unas Pyramid Egypt Tura Turah limestone casing joints erosion on the southwest corner near the Step Pyramid and which was the smallest of the pyramids built belonged to Unas, the last King of the 5th Dynasty around 2345BC and is a considerable state of disrepair although some of the finer quality Tura limestone casing still remains. The inside is now not accessible but is one of the easiest to enter and entry by Gaston Maspero was financed by Thomas Cook & Co where a highly decorated burial chamber covered in Pyramid Texts was uncovered along with a huge basalt sarcophagus. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, texts, pyramid, small, sloping, landscape, limestone, Turah, Tura, casing, joints, closeup, erosion, pitted, rubble, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, desert, sand, foundation
Unas Pyramid Casing EG02AA74jhp Saqqara Pyramid exterior casing limestone Tura rubble fill sloping smooth ruin on the southwest corner near the Step Pyramid and which was the smallest of the pyramids built belonged to Unas, the last King of the 5th Dynasty around 2345BC and is a considerable state of disrepair although some of the finer quality Tura limestone casing still remains. The inside is now not accessible but is one of the easiest to enter and entry by Gaston Maspero was financed by Thomas Cook & Co where a highly decorated burial chamber covered in Pyramid Texts was uncovered along with a huge basalt sarcophagus. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, texts, pyramid, small, sloping, landscape, limestone, Turah, Tura, casing, erosion, pitted, rubble, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, desert, sand
Saqqara Unas Causeway EG051153jhp Saqqarah Unis Causeway low floor walk Pyramid floor limestone Egypt is this ground level view of 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 and the New Kingdom cemetery uncovered by the Leiden Dutch work while many other undiscovered or partially excavated ones lie alongside the causeway as do boat pits. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, pyramid, causeway, valley, temple, mortuary, upright, low, level, ground, limestone, granite, gate, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, desert, sand, boat, pits
Saqqara Unas Causeway EG051152jhp Saqqara Unas Causeway low floor walk Pyramid Gate ancient Egyptian is this ground level view of 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 and the New Kingdom cemetery uncovered by the Leiden Dutch work while many other undiscovered or partially excavated ones lie alongside the causeway as do boat pits. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, pyramid, causeway, valley, temple, landscape, sandstone, granite, gate, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, desert, sand, boat, pits
Saqqara Unas Causeway EG051146jhp Saqqara Unas Unis Wenis Causeway Pyramid Granite Gateway ancient Egypt last section view of the restored walkway to the Pyramid of Unas near the Step Pyramid and which slopes up from 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 and the New Kingdom cemetery uncovered by the Leiden Dutch work while many other undiscovered or partially excavated ones lie alongside the causeway as do boat pits. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Memphis, Bedrashein, necropolis, Unas, Unis, Wenis, pyramid, causeway, valley, temple, landscape, limestone, slabs, stone, granite, sarcophagus, gate, gatway, mortuary, digital, recent, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, desert, sand, boat, pits
Saqqara Archaeological Dig EG051160jhp Saqqara Unis Excavation Dig Leiden Dutch archaeologists EgyptTombs Tents 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, tents, tractor, surveying
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
Saqqara Archaeological Dig EG051157jhp Saqqarah Wenis Excavation Dig Leiden Dutch archaeologists Egyptian New Tombs 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

Egypt > Victorian Albumen Prints (1 file)

A collection of copies of photographs of Egyptian sites taken in the 1870's by Victorian photographers Beato, Frith and Sebah and modern versions have been made as well.
JP Sebah The Sphinx 8379VQJHP Sphinx Giza Pyramids Men Camels Buried Stele Sebah Old Photograph Victorian Albumen Print showing the site as it was in the late 1880's as against the fully buried nature of the prostrate body in Napoleonic drawings. The difference today is most marked with the whole area cleared of snad, extensive repairs down to the hole massive structure and the uncovered causeway between the right hand Khafre's pyramid and his Valley Temple.

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