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Travel & Tourism News 5/09/2019
Archaeological exhibition, 2 cemeteries to be opened in Luxor
CAIRO - 5 September 2019: The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities is preparing to open a temporary...
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Met my mate Salima tonight, she's here for 5 days up in the V o K.
me: filming ? her: no just cataloging old sh*t.
Anyhow she's round for a few beers tomorrow pic's to follow!...'in shalla!
Ps: She...
From today's Grauniad..
Bring the Brie, the Pont L'eveque and some wine.
For the British bring the Bacon.... 8)
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I was lucky enough to see that exhibition back in 1971, I even still have first day edition stamps.
I inherited my Dad's stamp collection and added to it over the years. May seem a bit Anorak, but it...
I still maintain a catastrophic event hit the African continent and the surrounding areas, wiping out a very advanced world. Not that Academia is going to tell us that while we get stolen re told...
Something to look out for later this year.....although National Geographic have a habit of trivialising egyptology. The man in the hat is also firmly linked to NG.....oh dear....
National Geographic...
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More info.....
National Geographic Abu Dhabi will air its ‘Egypt Specials’ series, which uncovers monumental lost treasures, mysteries, stories and artifacts of Pharaonic Egypt.
You might be familiar with Egypt’s fascinating ancient history, but what about the Egypt of the 1930s? This album contains 48 photographs taken in Cairo, Luxor, Karnak, Thebes, Dendera, and Abydos of...
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The Needle of Matarieh – where is it now – in someone’s garden in Heliopolis?
There have been many promises and rot about the search for his tomb, and not only in Egypt. Lies have also been spread about ‘his sarcophagus discovered at Sidon - see below....
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My mention of the Alexander Sarcophagus was in reference to A-Four’s suggestion that it was the resting place of Alexander the Great. Another example of his claiming better insight than dedicated...
“Ibrahim also mentioned the new vision of using the mountainous highlands surrounding it to build a new hotel or motels in Nubian architectural style, as well as bazaars, cafeterias and...
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Never found it much of a hassle myself, maybe the fact that you have to get there via a small boat controlls the numbers better.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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