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Luxor is ancient Thebes and has a fascinating past. Share your knowledge or ask your questions here.
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The Nomes of Upper Egypt - for reference
by LivinginLuxor » Sat Mar 11, 2006 1:05 pm
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Nome No: l Ta-Khent
Capital: Ancient Egyptian name: Taseti. Abu. Ta-Seti, Yebu
Greek Name: ELEPHANTINE
Present name: Aswan
Symbol: Land of the Arch
Nome gods: Ta-Khent, Khnum-Satis...
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Whatever, it's nice to get a kick up the bum from Stan now & again....
Gone but not forgotten.....8)
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Fri Feb 15, 2019 2:44 pm
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List of current dig diaries/blogs
by BBLUX » Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:37 am
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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.
Best...
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Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:41 pm
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Google Earth co-ordinates for major Egyptian sites.
by LivinginLuxor » Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:02 am
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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)
Could you provide these coordinates in...
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Sun Mar 20, 2011 2:58 pm
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The Nomes of Lower Egypt - for reference
by LivinginLuxor » Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:07 pm
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Nome No: l LOWER EGYPT
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...
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Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:32 am
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Free photography ( non-flash) in tombs??
by newcastle » Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:36 pm
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Well....that’s how I read this announcement. Perhaps no-one was buying the photography permits.
Travel & Tourism News 3/07/2019
Taking Mobile Photos at Archeological Sites To Be Free starting from...
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There's a bit of free promotion through people posting their pics on social media..
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Fri Jul 05, 2019 6:40 pm
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Still Waiting!
by Winged Isis » Sat Jun 15, 2019 7:18 am
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The latest I've read is they met this week and it will happen in September.
*sigh* Sooooooo Egypt.
Royal mummies to be transfered from Egyptian Museum to NMEC on June.15
By: Angy Essam Fri, Jun....
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It is not so surprising that we are still waiting, when one knows the full story of these royal mummies,.....I'll pick up the story from 1953.
The royal mummies were first put on display in Room 52...
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Sun Jun 16, 2019 11:13 am
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Tut’s head going for £4 million plus
by newcastle » Wed Jun 05, 2019 6:41 pm
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Another artefact sale to get Egyptian blood boiling.....this time a “head of Tutankhamen” ...mmmm.. yeah right.....reckoned to fetch over £4 milllion.
Sounds like it may have been unearthed from...
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That should get Zahi wetting his pants and gnashing on his hat. :D
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Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:44 pm
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Wed Jun 05, 2019 1:26 pm
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Maps Interest Me
by Hafiz » Wed May 08, 2019 1:27 am
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Maps interest me, especially historical maps which show the changing human and physical landscape. The ones of Luxor in the last 100 or so years show the effects of the Aswan Dam and the impact of...
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I thought that was where we went Yildez I don't think it is closed. I saw Mahmoud the other day and if you remember he didn't know where to find it. but when we were talking he mentioned he had been...
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Last post by carrie
Thu May 30, 2019 8:33 am
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Work Resumes on the Avenue of the Rams
by Winged Isis » Tue May 28, 2019 11:10 pm
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Has anyone (Dusak?) noticed any sign of work? Has the issue of the third bridge been resolved?
Work Resumes on the Avenue of the Rams
(via Google Translate)
At a cost of nearly £ 400 million...
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When they widened Station Street and Manchia they pulled down loads of shops and homes none of whom where adequately compensated. Fair enough a lot of the businesses had been cheating on their taxes...
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Thu May 30, 2019 8:26 am
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Mummy vs The Prat in the Hat
by Winged Isis » Tue Apr 09, 2019 11:31 pm
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The Prat in the Hat is up to his old tricks again:
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The Prat in the Hat is back..ffs...
Only in (Egypt) not really!... 'do the corrupt and ego maniacs arise from the ashes 'bit like the phoenix.
I'll bet there are a lot more 'palm greasers in the...
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Sun May 12, 2019 12:24 pm
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Researchers discover anomalies in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings
by Winged Isis » Fri May 10, 2019 10:57 am
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Researchers discover anomalies in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings
Potential voids near Tutankhamun’s tomb raise possibility of unmapped chambers
GARRY SHAW
9th May 2019
Italian researchers have...
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I am a little suprised that the very respectful University of Turin people in Egypt have come out with such sensational silly news, it knows full well that there are various form of 'voids' which are...
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Last post by A-Four
Sat May 11, 2019 4:06 pm
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New archaeological discovery at Pyramids to be announced Saturday
by Winged Isis » Thu May 02, 2019 10:00 pm
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New archaeological discovery at Pyramids to be announced Saturday
Al-Masry Al-Youm
April 30, 2019
Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anani will announce on Saturday the details of new...
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More photos here:
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Last post by Winged Isis
Sun May 05, 2019 10:43 pm
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Into the pharaoh's chamber: how I fell in love with ancient Egypt
by FarleyFlavors » Sat Apr 27, 2019 1:06 pm
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Interesting extract from a new book called The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution .
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Read this earlier and thought that's good.
When I lived in Cairo the cultural circle was very small, everybody knew everybody.
I once met a weirdo writer called 'twiggers or Robert Twigger, married...
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Sat Apr 27, 2019 8:54 pm
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Greco-Roman Tomb Found in Aswan
by Winged Isis » Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:40 pm
Egyptian-Italian Archeological Mission Unearths Greco-Roman Tomb in Aswan
Mira Maged
April 23, 2019
An Egyptian-Italian archeological mission excavating at the Aga Khan Mausoleum on Aswan’s west...
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Last post by Winged Isis
Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:40 pm
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Tomb Robbers
by Major Thom » Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:53 pm
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There is talk now that some of the tomb robbers were State Sponcered in order to provide cash for the state that was falling apart at the time...interesting to say the least and no change there!!
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She ..... Not so young.... Not so Old either... Think Eric Cartmans Mum... and throw in a lesser known film role by Barbara Streisand and I think we may have an idea of what happened. Possibly... ?...
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Last post by John Landon
Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:46 am
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Antique Cemetery to Be Opened in West Luxor
by Winged Isis » Thu Apr 18, 2019 3:11 am
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From Luxor News Live. Has anyone heard where?
Dr. Mustafa D, Prime Minister of the cabinet, is opening tomorrow Thursday an antique cemetery in west in Luxor, accompanied by a number of ministers,...
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Another video of the two recent discoveries:
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Last post by Winged Isis
Fri Apr 19, 2019 4:41 am
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Ramses II Colossus Reassembled
by Winged Isis » Sun Apr 14, 2019 11:32 pm
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Egypt Unveils Reassembled Ramses II Colossus
4/07/2019 08:00:00 PM
Egyptian archaeologists have pieced together 70 fragments to reassemble a large statue of Ramses II in the upper Egypt's...
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“We have been born surrounded by this great heritage and our job now is to preserve it for coming generations “
Better late than never.....
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Last post by newcastle
Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:39 am
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Digital Reconstruction of Pi-Ramesse
by Winged Isis » Tue Apr 09, 2019 11:24 pm
The reconstruction of Pi-Ramesse
Qantir/Pi-Ramesse (House of Ramses) is situated in the Nile-Delta of Egypt, about 120 km northeast of Cairo. The city was founded by Ramesses II. in the 13th...
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Last post by Winged Isis
Tue Apr 09, 2019 11:24 pm
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Look What Factum Arte Are Up to Now!
by Winged Isis » Tue Apr 09, 2019 2:11 am
Look what Factum Arte are up to now! The Seti tomb, no less.
Factum Foundation is at Valley of the Kings.
13 hrs · Luxor, Egypt ·
Two local trainees are shown here conducting the recording of a...
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Tue Apr 09, 2019 2:11 am
