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Mortuary Temple of Rameses III, Medinet Habu
The dead zone

February 20th 2009
The Theban necropolis, to be found on the West Bank of what is now called Luxor, contains several of Egypt's most famous sights. It was here that the deceased of the New Kingdom, that period between the 16th and 11th centuries BC when the Ancient Egyptian civilisation was at its peak, were buried - from pharaohs down to craftsmen. Though you could probably see a good chunk of the area within a d ... read more
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Egyptian Flag 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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