Today's date is second month of Harvest, day 20 (2 Shemu 20)

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Today's date is second month of Harvest, day 19 (2 Shemu 19)

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5,000-year-old rock art from ancient Egypt depicts 'terrifying' conquest of the Sinai Peninsula

Archaeologists have found 5,000-year-old ancient Egyptian rock art in the Sinai Desert that depicts the conquest of the region.

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Today's date is second month of Harvest, day 18 (2 Shemu 18)

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Discovery of monumental sacred lake at Karnak

Recent archaeological investigations at the Karnak temple complex in Luxor, Egypt, have revealed a previously unknown sacred lake. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

Taking WIP photos of this piece every week is a little like playing spot the difference, but I have done another 5 or 6 rows of the lefthand column that's slowly extending downwards.

Pattern is Nebamun Hunting in the Marshes, by Scarlet Quince.

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Today's date is second month of Harvest, day 17 (2 Shemu 17)

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Today's date is second month of Harvest, day 16 (2 Shemu 16)

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Today's date is second month of Harvest, day 15 (2 Shemu 15)

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At our February meeting (Sunday 1st February, ONLINE via Zoom) we welcome Dr Mélanie Flossmann-Schütze who will give a talk on "Animal cult in Tuna el Gebel: the animal necropolis and the priest settlements in Ptolemaic times".

The archaeological site of Tuna el-Gebel in Middle Egypt was the ancient necropolis of the capital of the 15th Upper Egyptian Nome and main cult centre of the god Thoth, Hermopolis Magna (1/3)

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