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Egypt Reopens The Path of God
Posted on 11/27/21 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 11/27/21 at 12:39 pm
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities held a grand ceremony on Thursday evening to mark the reopening of the ancient Avenue of Sphinxes in the city of Luxor.
The sacred road, once named "The Path of God," connects the Temples of Karnak in the north with Luxor in the south. Paved in sandstone blocks, the 1.7-mile-long road is lined on both sides with more than 1,050 statues of sphinxes and rams. They've spent centuries buried under the desert sands, but slowly, over many years, Egypt's renowned archaeologists are bringing them back into the light of day.
It isn't certain who started building the road. Some scientists have suggested that it could date back all the way to Queen Hatshepsut, about 3,500 years ago, but Dr. Al-Saghir says researchers haven't found "any archaeological evidence on the road to back this theory."
Others believe it was built under King Amenhotep III, a couple hundred years later, but Dr. Al-Saghir says the artifacts on the road relating to that pharaoh were moved there later. He believes it may have been Egypt's most famous ancient ruler, who sat on the throne about 3,000 years ago, who started the Avenue of Sphinxes.
"The oldest monument we discovered of the road goes back to King Tutankhamun, who made the first 300 meters from the 10th pylon of the Karnak Temple to the gate of the Mut Temple," he told CBS News.
Over time the road was abandoned and buried under the sand. But in 1949, the first eight sphinx statues were discovered in front of the Luxor Temple by Egyptian archaeologist Dr. Zakaria Ghoneim.
The excavations have continued for years, on and off, as archaeologists uncover and map the ancient road. They've had to demolish some buildings, including mosques, a church and many homes, that sprung up along the route over the ensuing millennia.
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities was lauded for the spectacle it put on last April, when royal mummies were paraded down a thoroughfare to a new museum home, and the government organized Thursday's ceremony on the same scale to promote the city of Luxor as one of the largest open museums in the world.
CBS News
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Posted on 11/27/21 at 12:39 pm to blueridgeTiger
This is how the end starts
Posted on 11/27/21 at 12:42 pm to blueridgeTiger
We wuz kangz and shite.
Posted on 11/27/21 at 12:43 pm to blueridgeTiger
Brendan Frasier on standby, plz.
This post was edited on 11/27/21 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 11/27/21 at 12:49 pm to blueridgeTiger
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Egypt Reopens The Path of God
I'd definitely rather die from something cool like this than some pussy virus
LFG
Posted on 11/27/21 at 12:50 pm to blueridgeTiger
Posted on 11/27/21 at 12:51 pm to theunknownknight
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This is how the end starts
before long they'll have us all walking like Egyptians
Posted on 11/27/21 at 12:56 pm to blueridgeTiger
Awesome
Posted on 11/27/21 at 12:59 pm to blueridgeTiger
I am anxiously awaiting the curses that will result from this action.
Posted on 11/27/21 at 1:13 pm to blueridgeTiger
On a somewhat serious note. Who on the OT is willing to risk the obvious terrorist target aspect to visit this? I am giving it some thought.
Posted on 11/27/21 at 1:15 pm to jbgleason
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On a somewhat serious note. Who on the OT is willing to risk the obvious terrorist target aspect to visit this? I am giving it some thought.
The Luxor Massacre already happened so you should be good. What are the odds it happens again? Not like the twin towers are gonna be hit by more planes.
Posted on 11/27/21 at 1:17 pm to blueridgeTiger
But were they wearing masks?
Posted on 11/27/21 at 1:22 pm to jbgleason
Went three years ago, and it was great. Was with a travel group and had an armed escort everywhere we went.
Posted on 11/27/21 at 1:26 pm to blueridgeTiger
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It isn't certain who started building the road. Some scientists have suggested that it could date back all the way to Queen Hatshepsut, about 3,500 years ago,
Sounds like the same contractor that’s widening College Dr.
Posted on 11/27/21 at 1:28 pm to Michael T. Tiger
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Was with a travel group and had an armed escort everywhere we went.
Sounds magical
Posted on 11/27/21 at 1:33 pm to theunknownknight
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This is how the end starts
The way things are going on this planet, I’m ready for the end of days.
Posted on 11/27/21 at 1:43 pm to blueridgeTiger
That sure is a lot of fricking sand.
Posted on 11/27/21 at 2:06 pm to blueridgeTiger
What is the moral timeline of digging up people out of their grave or tomb and putting them in a museum for people to look at?
Would digging up George Washingtons bones and putting them in a museum be too soon? Is it anyone in B.C. that are fair game?
Would digging up George Washingtons bones and putting them in a museum be too soon? Is it anyone in B.C. that are fair game?
Posted on 11/27/21 at 2:31 pm to blueridgeTiger
Skin color too light. Cultural appropriation. Time to mask up and still some new shoes!!
Posted on 11/27/21 at 3:01 pm to High C
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We wuz kangz and shite.
And we wuz young and shite.
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