Djoser, Saqqara, Aswan and Nubian village, Egypt

December 14-15, 2023
001 - IMG_6971 Thursday December 14, 2023 tour day 5 - departing Alexandria driving through the Red Land (El Beheira desert)/Wadi El Natrun to our next excursion destination...
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002 - IMG_2421 12/14/2023 12:52pm - arriving Mit Rahina where an open-air museum with several ancient Egyptian artefacts discovered on site...
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003 - IMG_2419 Memphis, city and capital of ancient Egypt, an important center during much of Egyptian history; located south of the Nile River delta on the west bank of the...
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004 - IMG_2412 ... it's said that the only remaining evidence of Memphis is this noteworthy open-air museum, built around a magnificent fallen colossal limestone statue of...
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005 - P1210468 ... me with Statue of Ramesses II in the open-air museum in the village of Mit Rahina... 12/14/2023
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006 - IMG_2413 Mit Rahina open air museum at Memphis archaeological zone, Egypt 12/14/2023
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007 - IMG_2416 12/14/2023 Mit Rahina Museum, Memphis archaeological zone
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008 - IMG_2403 ... a picture of me with the Sphinx of Memphis or Alabaster Sphinx at the ancient city; the carving is believed to have taken place between 1700-1400 BCE, which...
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009 - IMG_2420 12/14/2023 Mit Rahina Museum, Memphis archaeological zone, Egypt
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010 - IMG_2414 ... the ancient city of Memphis lies near the modern village of Mīt Ruhaynah... Mit Rahina Museum, Egypt 12/14/2023
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015 - IMG_8640 ... arriving Ṣaqqārah (Sakkara) archaeological site, a short 5 miles approx 20-30 minutes driving distance northwest from the Mit Rahina open air museum......
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016 - P1210558 ... Saqqara containing numerous pyramids and mastaba tombs, including the oldest complete stone building complex known in history as the Pyramid of Djoser built...
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017 - IMG_8627 Saqqara, or Sakkara, an Egyptian village containing ancient burial grounds of Egyptian royalty, serving as the necropolis for the ancient Egyptian capital...
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018 - IMG_8631 Ṣaqqārah (Sakkara) archaeological site in Memphis, Egypt 12/14/2023
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019 - P1210507 ... the Funerary Complex of King Teti - Ṣaqqārah (Sakkara) archaeological site... Memphis, Egypt 12/14/2023
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020 - P1210486 ... let's get inside one of the ancient remains in the early dynastic cemetery where large mud-brick tombs, or mastabas were found... Ṣaqqārah (Sakkara)...
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021 - P1210490 ... inside the funerary complex of King Teti - the Pyramid of Djoser or the Step Tomb - Ṣaqqārah (Sakkara) archaeological site, Memphis Egypt 2023.12.14
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022 - IMG_2430 ... mind your head! the funerary complex of King Teti - Step Pyramid of Djoser; Ṣaqqārah (Sakkara) archaeological site, Memphis Egypt 2023.12.14
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023 - P1210500 ... the funerary complex of King Teti - Step Pyramid of Djoser; Ṣaqqārah (Sakkara) archaeological site, Memphis Egypt 2023.12.14
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024 - P1210501 ... are you kidding me, really, I have to go through that low tunnel? Step Pyramid of Djoser - Ṣaqqārah (Sakkara) archaeological site - Memphis, Egypt...
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