He died for tourism.
Posted on 10/23/2022 12:58:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced Sept. 22 that the joint Egyptian-German archaeological mission working on the Temple of Esna in Luxor governorate (south Egypt) has restored several inscriptions, drawings and colors in the temple’s ceiling...
The Temple of Esna, near the west bank of the Nile River in the city of Esna in southern Egypt, was begun during the reign of Roman Emperor Claudius in the first century AD and finished in the era of Emperor Decius between 249-251. It was dedicated to the ancient deity Khnum, who is usually depicted with the head of a ram...
The colors and inscriptions on the temple’s ceiling were obscured by mud, bird droppings, spider webs, and thick soot, Imam said, the result of at least two fires over the centuries...
A source at the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, who declined to be named, told Al-Monitor, “The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is already working on a comprehensive project to restore archaeological sites in a several areas, especially in Upper Egypt, in a bid to open the sites for visitors.” The sites include the tombs of the nobles and the Qubbet el-Hawa (Dome of the Wind) in Aswan, which began in July], and the statue of King Thutmose II in Karnak Temple, begun in August.
Abdel Rahim Rihan, an archaeological expert and member of the History and Antiquities Committee of the governmental Supreme Council of Culture, told Al-Monitor that the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities realizes the importance of restoring Luxor-area sites, because “the city is one of the top tourist destinations for Nile cruise ships and has many diverse monuments. Facelifting the city’s monuments will be a new addition to tourism in Egypt.”
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He died for tourism.
“Kilroy Was Here”?????
The Temple of Esna was built between the Temple of Arna and the Temple of Teena.
“I’ve been working on the temple
All the live long day.
I’ve been working on the temple
just to pass the time away.
“See Rock City”
In before the drink more ovaltine crowd
“Be Sure To Drink Your Ovaltine.”
You just made it.
Hehehe... you never let me down.
One interesting tidbit is that Dr. Camille Paglia has devoted a lot of time into researching these sites.
There are a wide variety of them.
How about For a good time call Jenny 867-5309?
People who study mummies are not wrapped too tight. /rimshot
What is that from, Dr. Who?
I don’t actually know. Just found it.
It might also have said “For a humping good time, call Fatima The Camelherd…”
“ There are many sites around the USA where ancient rock glyphs exist, but their exact locations are kept secret because of vandals, souvenir hunters, and eBay hustlers.”
Nevada is covered with petroglyphs everywhere. Shockingly, I was 4 wheeling about just outside of Reno one day and came across a locked gate in the middle of a tight canyon. Annoyed, I was about to turn around when I spotted a small sign beside the gate. The sign said it was a petroglyph area. I walked in and from the wash bottom to the top of the cliffs in the ravine were literally thousands of glyphs of varying complexity. The canyon was where water eroded down through a very substantial lava flow. According to the interwebs, some of the glyphs were over 20000 years old, and it is less than 10 miles from downtown. It is one of the largest and oldest such sites in the US. Its existence isn’t technically a secret, but neither is it advertised and you either have to know where it is or stumble into it.
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