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| overviewing the main quarry |
Serving as a foundation of information for this season's mission at Gebel el Silsila East, our previous visits to the site have resulted in a rich photographic library: here we would like to share with you a series of overview photos to introduce you to the site with all its natural beauty!
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| view from inside one of the main galleries |
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| overlooking Silsila West |
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| the unfinished criosphinx facing Silsila West |
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| the "green quarry", an ancient quay now completely overgrown |
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| one of many central road systems with associated pathways |
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| overlooking the main quarry |
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| partly ancient this quarry was used for the Esna barrage 1906-9 |
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| overlooking the cenotaphs on Silsila West |
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| Quarries and cenotaphs on Silsila West |
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| entry via water-side to these cenotaphs |
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| cenotaphs and stelai |
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| The Nile at its narrowest at Gebel el Silsila |
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| Main quarry at Silsila East |
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| Speos of Horemheb, Silsila West |
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| topic of main interest: quarry marks! |
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| series of quarries at Silsila West |
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| another carefully carved quarry mark depicting a lotus within a lotus |
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| Silsila West, north |
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| overview from Silsila West to East |
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| the typical Greek inscription expressing adoration |
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| quarry marks on Silsila East |
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| one of the corridors leading in and out of the main quarry, Silsila East |
Hopefully, by the end of next week, we will return with some updates on this season's epigraphic survey!
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