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Category Archives: Ancient Stones
OPEN MUSEUM AT KARNAK
The Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor is often called the biggest outdoor museum in the world. But the last time I visited, a friend of mine said: “You must not miss to see the “Open Museum.” Open Museum? I was puzzled, “But … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Luxor, Temple of Karnak
Tagged Bathrooms, Museum, Outdoor, Statues, Tombs, Trees
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EGYPT HAD A FEMALE PHARAOH 3000 YEARS AGO AND THE US IS STILL WAITING FOR A FEMALE COMMANDER IN CHIEF!
Standing in front of the Mummy wrapped in a beige linen cloth exposing only feet, arms, and the head, it was hard for me to think of this small, shrunken person as one of Egypt’s greatest pharaohs, Queen Hatshepsut. Her last resting place is in … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Government, Luxor, Pharaohs, Temple of Karnak, Tomb Wall Paintings, Travel
Tagged Army, Commander in Chief, Female President, Granite, Hatshepsut, Isis, Mummies, Obelisks, Ramses II, Temples, Thutmose III, United States
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A MATTER OF SIZE – SMALL PEOPLE OR TOO BIG HEADS?
HOW TALL WERE THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS? OR THE IMAGE THEY HAD OF THEMSELVES? MAYBE ONE EXPLANATION IS THAT THIS FUNERARY TEMPLE WAS BUILT AROUND 1340 B.C. BY RAMSES II, THE FAMOUS AND LONG REIGNING PHARAOH. HE WAS IN POWER OVER 6O … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Government, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Pharaohs
Tagged RAMSES II. TEMPLE OF RAMESSEUM, religion, Temples
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ROYAL MUMMIES – DISCOVERY OF 60 MUMMIES IN EGYPT’S VALEY OF THE KINGS
Nevine El-Aref, Monday 28 Apr 2014 Swiss archaeological mission finds cache of 18th dynasty royal mummies on Luxor’s West Bank A cache of royal mummies has been unearthed inside a rock-hewn tomb in the Valley of the Kings on Luxor’s … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Pharaohs
Tagged Basel, Cemetery, Excavations, Masks, Mummies, Sarcophagi, Switzerland, Tombs, University, West Bank
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ANCIENT EGYPT LOOTED
Since the revolution in January 2011 many Egyptians have no work and have no way of supporting their families – desperate situations often lead to desperate measures – one is looting ancient sites, and becoming part of the illicit … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Art, Children, Egypt, Politic
Tagged Antiquities Trade, Dashur, Dr. Monica Hanna, Google Imaging, ICPEA, Looting, Mafia, Mallawi
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VISITING EGYPT – DO YOU WANT TO FEEL LIKE A NATIVE?
When you travel and you want to feel like a native you need a native to show you the hidden corners. The corners off the beaten pass. My friend Ahmed introduced me to his friend Sayed – everybody has lots … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Islam, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Religion, Tourism, Travel
Tagged Cattle, Countryside, Death, Graveyard, Hotels, Natives
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AY WHO? PHARAOH WHO?
I knew nothing about Ancient Egypt before I visited the country — and when I did I was one of countless tourists who are shown the most impressive temples, and told about the most important pharaohs. Understandably, because during a … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Pharaohs, Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings
Tagged Akhenaten, Ankhesenamun, Pharaoh Ay, Stones, SUV, Tutankhamun, Vizier
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PYRAMID STONES — IT IS A MATTER OF SIZE
While we are at the Pyramids, let me show you how big – how overwhelming – and dwarfing one single stone can be… IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT MORE THAN TWO MILLION LIMESTONES WERE USED TO BUILD EACH PYRAMID … Continue reading
INSIDE KHUFU’S PYRAMID
The Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khufu, is the only one of the three Pyramids on the Giza Plateau that can be visited inside. During my first and second trip to Egypt, while visiting the pyramids I wanted to go … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Pharaohs, Pyramids, Travel
Tagged Age, Giza Plateau, Khufu, Khufu's Burial Chamber, Pyramids, Security
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK – FALLING STONES?
DO YOU THINK THEY MIGHT FALL DOWN? NO THEY WON’T- THEY HAVE BEEN SITTING, HANGING, BALANCING FOR MANY, MANY YEARS – SOME OF THEM FOR THOUSAND OF YEARS! More from Egypt soon Brigitte
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Luxor, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Pharaohs, Temple of Karnak
Tagged Abydos, Deir-El-Medina, Medina Habu, Osirion, Seti I, Stone Temples
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Egypt My Love 