Examination
of an ancient Egyptian settlement
of the late 4th millenium BC to the early medieval period
Two museums* plus excavation
site: large, interesting, breathtaking.
Making me speechless on this website except for one advice:
go there, travel through time ...
Qualitfied informations you will find at:
http://www.dainst.org/index.php?id=56&sessionLanguage=en
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/602/hr1.htm
* Museums are closed - see first picture in right colum
Photos:
Photo of a sign from the German Institute of Archaeology showing the survey
of the excavation site and naming the buildings
Photo from west to east with the Nubian villages of Elephantine in the background
Above - left: Nilometer, middle: sunset looking south, right top: view to
west, right below: looking east
Below: Inside the first of two museums: Beautiful handicrafts thousands of
years old and mumifications
Sent from Jeff and Henrietta,
this photo to the right is really impressing to me.
Thank you Jeff for the great photo
and Henrieeta for sending it:
you are welcome
to see more pictures
about the
Excavation site
in our facebook Album
and this is the link for the album about
Aswan Museum
If someone will explain to you inside the museums, its nice to have small change give him a tip