How did they do that?

This dirt mound piled against an unfinished temple wall is one of the only pieces of evidence that show how the Ancient Egyptians were able to erect massive structures without the benefit of modern technology. Once the structure was built the earth mound was removed.

Alexandria to Aswan

February 11th 2008
It is now the 1st March and we are headed back to Kathmandu in Nepal to get ready to set off on the South East Asian leg of our round-the-world journey. Due to a lack of time and reasonable Internet facilities I am over a month behind in our blog so you'll have to wait to hear about our adventures in one of the most fascinating countries I've been too - anyway, back to Egypt (it's a good thing I' ... read more

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more

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