Somewhere along the way, and a few thousand years, monuments such as Karnak fell into disrepair. Between the ever relentless sands of the desert reclaiming its territory, the Nile’s inundation, and the passage of time, they almost faded out of memory. Every now and then through the millenia, travellers and explorers would stumble upon an obelisk here, or statue there, and if they were persistant and lucky enough, maybe a pylon and gate into a mysterious past. Read more…
Archive for January 14th, 2014
UNSEEN EGYPT: LANTERN SLIDES PLACES WEEK II
By Islam ElShazly
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January 14, 2014
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Egypt, Heritage + Conservation, History, Unseen Egypt
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AL-IDRISI (12th Century CE – 5th Century AH): GEOGRAPHER AND CARTOGRAPHER
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THE THING ABOUT PALESTINE
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EUROPE TO HOST FIRST-EVER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HALAL TOURISM
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