"A Buried Ancient Egyptian Port Reveals the Hidden" Topic
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Tango01  | 05 Apr 2025 5:11 p.m. PST |
….Connections Between Distant Civilizations
"On a sunny morning this past January, Ingo Strauch, an expert in ancient Indian history, crouches in the courtyard of what was once an Egyptian temple. The floor is littered with fallen stones and columns. Nearby, carved hieroglyphs are visible on the salt-corroded walls, which in some places still stand nearly eight feet high. Located just a few hundred steps from the glittering water of the Red Sea, in Egypt's eastern desert, this remote shrine was dedicated to the mother goddess Isis some 2,000 years ago. Today, the ruins form the most prominent feature of a barren, windswept landscape, inside a restricted military zone a few hours from the modern border with Sudan. But Strauch, scrutinizing a recently unearthed slab, is immersed in a different world. Just beneath the sand lies a once-bustling, cosmopolitan port city from which mighty ships laden with gold and wine sailed across the ocean and brought back spices, jewels, perfume and other exotic cargo in return…"
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Armand
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| Sydney Gamer | 05 Apr 2025 7:23 p.m. PST |
Fascinating find, Armand! |
| Raynman | 06 Apr 2025 6:18 a.m. PST |
Absolutely fascinating! Amazing! |
| Tango01 | 06 Apr 2025 4:10 p.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed it boys…
Armand
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| Shagnasty | 07 Apr 2025 7:58 a.m. PST |
Very interesting. Pepper at Vindolana is fascinating. |
| Tango01 | 07 Apr 2025 4:00 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it too my good friend…
Armand
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| Tango01 | 12 Apr 2025 10:48 p.m. PST |
3,600-year-old bronze dagger found on Minoan shipwreck
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Armand
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considers the Battle of Delium, 424 B.C.