Abydos and Dendara Photo 3

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February 25th 2009
Took day trip North to Abydos and Dendara. Abydos has the best hieroglyphs in Egypt, mainly because the Temle was lost for centuries under sand. There was actually a town situated on top of the Temple for Centuries without anyone knowing what was beneath. This allowed the hieroglyphs to be incredibly colourful still. Dendara had a great Hypostyle Hall and a small tomb to go into. ... 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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