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Looks like this thread hasn't been updated for a while. Anyways, I will add new links here, in case someone is checking the thread. All of these have updated Egypt information:
We thought it would be useful to collate the links to the current dig diaries and blogs.
Please feel free to add to this list. I believe this will be made a sticky.
Some are not in English but...
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Just to demonstrate that some archaeology is still happening over the summer I'd like to add to the list, the blog of the South Asasif Conservation Project directed by Dr Elena Pischikova.
Here is a list of the major Egyptian sites as found on Google Earth. As I find more I will add them to this post.
To use, just copy the two sets of figures, and then paste them into the search bar...
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Disregard the professor his coordinates are houses away, i can see the jeep they are:
25 42'56.87 N
32 37'.97'E
No wonder i get lost sometimes..la whaala...8)
Language
Arabic is the official language; English and French are used by an educated elite; Nobiin, Berber and Coptic are used for religious purposes.
Area size...
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It was interesting to note that the literacy rate for women was half that of men and that even in 2002 almost 60% of the female population could not read. As this would be a national rather than a...
Nome Name: Aned-Hetch
Capital: Ancient name: Enep-Heg or Ineb Hedj
Men-nefert or Men-nefer
Greek Name: MEMPHIS
Present Name:Miet Rahina or Mit Rahmin
Symbol: White Wall....
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I am just reading a book at the moment where the author uses the ancient names of towns in one place and then the modern names in others and seems to leave the Greek names out altogether. I have...
Another national holiday, 'something todo with Mecca, my mate tells me...So, no Saturday shopping.
Sunday we are taking the ferry from Jorfe, or Geoff City as some 'wise arsed ex-copper once called...
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I remember Shoe Shine Said with great affection. He was, what I would term, a 'real' Egyptian, and would have been rightly horrified at the antics of some of his compatriots today.
I came across this article regarding customs at Cairo airport. Now I know some bring in more than one smartphone for friends and some locals are asking for tablets so the risk of duty on these is...
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I'm thinking of coming back in November …
You will be ok using your own phone, you are there for less then 3 months anyway ...
Next time you return after that, your phone will be blocked....
With the death of an English tourist in Morocco recently after a slight scratch from a puppy, what are your thoughts on getting a rabies jab before travelling to Egypt. As a dog lover I tend to pat...
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Can you get a pre-Rabies jab? I thought that it was one, or possibly a series of jabs, that you had if rabies was suspected following a scratch, cut, or bite.
Egypt faces energy strain as Israel and Iran escalate conflict
Egyptians are preparing for tougher times as the government begins limiting gas supplies to some industrial activities.
CAIRO
The...
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A very interesting article. I wonder how this will affect tourism especially in the Luxor area. I have a feeling numbers will drop if this war continues at its present rate.
Statement by the Patriarchate of Jerusalem on Egyptian Court Order Impacting the Monastery of Saint Catherine in the Sinai Desert
30 May 2025
“Show mercy to those who honor my memory”
St Catherine...
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Never been, but your post has me thinking on a holiday...thanks!.... 8)
Perhaps you should plan to visit sooner rather than later while there is the opportunity!
Today me and my two mates were discussing the rising price of land running through our village.
Police called this morning again to another family dispute down the road.lol..
Next door to me are now...
Now, not a lot of people know this...but..
The use of marijuana as a medicine or recreational drug is far more recent, perhaps as early as 1798 when Napoleon’s troops brought hashish back from their...
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Brief update: How the locals know about this still amazes me..
Besides finding stashes of MJ huge amounts of booze, 200 rounds and a gun it seems 3 houses
were raided and 50 kilos seized..
Saturday, shopping over the 'dark-side.
I must say I never have liked going over for essentials, especially now I don't even chill for a cold libation.
We went to Aboudi bookshop looking for any...
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I wonder if LAROUSSE GASTRONMIQUE is still on top of the essential reading list for those entering catering college. A classic it may well be, but it's format likely does not make easy reading for...
It's a long time since I got my hands on a copy of Al Ahram & The Egyptian Gazette.
Saturday over the dark side I bought both.....
What does Netanyahu want ?
Everything so it seems, it's the...
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I lost it a bit today..down to the cashpoint dropped ali off at WE, the so called it provider.
Went shopping, back to we, still waiting I'm off to Attars' the baker..
