has been hailed as a significant contribution to understanding ancient Egyptian civilization. The Aswan necropolis, spanning 25 feddans (acres), was uncovered by the joint Egyptian-Italian ...
In 1995, a NOVA team dared to demonstrate firsthand what has mystified historians for millennia: how to raise an obelisk using only ... The late Aly el Gasab, one of Egypt's foremost specialists ...
ancient Egyptian pharaohs were building magnificent temples adorned with huge monuments that pointed to the sky. Called obelisks, these massive, pointed shafts of polished granite were often ...
The American “Archaeology Magazine” listed the necropolis discovered around the Aga Khan Mausoleum west of Aswan, which dates back to the Late Period and Greco-Roman eras, as one of the 10 most ...
The obelisk is now a single unit, which visitors will see before entering the museum. This design is the first of its kind in the world, let alone Egypt, and represents a very precise system that ...
Ruling the most powerful civilization on earth, Egyptian pharaohs would glide past ... Sail in royal style between the ancient cities of Aswan and Luxor, traveling slowly past the myriad ...