Monuments under dire threat
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Monuments under dire threat
Due to the inactivity and lack of coherent leadership monuments are under threat of destruction! The northern end of Amenhotep III Temple on the west bank of Luxor is a prime case. Here the ground water has risen so much due to the neglect of this site since the troubles began that there will be little left unless something is done now to help save it.
This is what the site looks like now!
This is what the site looks like now!
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This is a sad fact.....nothing lasts forever though and all things eventually disappear.
Always turmoil in countries causes destruction, consider the precious buddhas of Bamiyan....blown apart by the taliban.
Consider the many times that the temple in Jerusalem was flattened, finally for good by the Romans in 70 AD. That such artifacts have survived from antiquity is remarkable. But they are fragile as is human society and its governments.
Nature will wreak the greatest destruction of all in the final analysis and like with king canute, no mere mortal can stop this.
Always turmoil in countries causes destruction, consider the precious buddhas of Bamiyan....blown apart by the taliban.
Consider the many times that the temple in Jerusalem was flattened, finally for good by the Romans in 70 AD. That such artifacts have survived from antiquity is remarkable. But they are fragile as is human society and its governments.
Nature will wreak the greatest destruction of all in the final analysis and like with king canute, no mere mortal can stop this.
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Yer Jo Jo I think you are right, but then again we have to log in to look at this part of the forum?
Now, in recent times, say about 25 years ago September to December, if I remember right, there was always water in this area, to a depth of about one foot. When they started work there, I said they would find nothing..........how wrong I was though.
Over the past five year I have seen serious deteriation at Habou Temple, I know this new drainage system is now in place, but really I have seen no improvement, and look farward to being there soon in the hope that it has in the last six monthes.
Now, in recent times, say about 25 years ago September to December, if I remember right, there was always water in this area, to a depth of about one foot. When they started work there, I said they would find nothing..........how wrong I was though.
Over the past five year I have seen serious deteriation at Habou Temple, I know this new drainage system is now in place, but really I have seen no improvement, and look farward to being there soon in the hope that it has in the last six monthes.
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The picture is so true which the Dr has put up, its depth was about 12inch or may be 18inch in some places. I could not honestly believe you would be able to find the wonderful things that this team have found in that area.
One should also remember even before the present high dam, during the Winter, one could catch fish with a rod from the back garden gate of the old inspectors office in Carter's time, which now is Sheikh Ali's old hotel, or what ever they call it now, remember though, that was in the days of the old British dam at Asswan.
Many thanks for the picture Dr.
One should also remember even before the present high dam, during the Winter, one could catch fish with a rod from the back garden gate of the old inspectors office in Carter's time, which now is Sheikh Ali's old hotel, or what ever they call it now, remember though, that was in the days of the old British dam at Asswan.
Many thanks for the picture Dr.
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Word of this is now hitting the internet [my source was an archaeologist who will remain nameless]. Google translate doesn't do a great job of the translation but anyway here is a link: http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... d%3D126298
Link found via: http://www.kv64.info/
Link found via: http://www.kv64.info/
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You keep mentioning Medinet Habu, this is Ramesess III's Temple which is half a mile away; these photo's are of the northern end of Amenhotep III's Temple at Kom el Hattan [also know as Memnon]. Are you deliberately trying to divert attention away from this issue?
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It would seem that this flooding has occured in only the past few days and is indeed a tradgedy for all the hard work of some of the finest archeologist in Egypt. When I was there last week there appeared to be some workers on site as there was a large tent errected at the far end of the temple site. I hope they can solve this problem quickly and that minimum damage has been done.
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We went out there yesterday and checked over the complete site most carefully.
There is NO ground water or flooding anywhere to be seen. We checked the deep excavated pits and even at 2 meters below the local ground level they were completely dry! We then looked along the line of the drainage pipe to the west end of the site heading towards the Ramusseum pumping house. Completely dry there as well.
The only possibility for that picture was to the far side (north) in the area of the recent excavations near the Toth statues but we could not venture in that area as it is an active site and too far from the road to see clearly. However, if the water was there it would have certainly been apparent on the main site.
There is NO ground water or flooding anywhere to be seen. We checked the deep excavated pits and even at 2 meters below the local ground level they were completely dry! We then looked along the line of the drainage pipe to the west end of the site heading towards the Ramusseum pumping house. Completely dry there as well.
The only possibility for that picture was to the far side (north) in the area of the recent excavations near the Toth statues but we could not venture in that area as it is an active site and too far from the road to see clearly. However, if the water was there it would have certainly been apparent on the main site.
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