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A Pilgrimage to Burg el Hamam
by Alan M Fildes
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In English "The Dovecote Rock" from the South East. This 50ft high sandstone rock has numerous pre-dynastic petroglyphs. Circa pre-3500 BC. |
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A closer view of the isolated sandstone rock. Petroglyphs appear on every flat surface. |
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High up on the rock, out of reach of vandalism, this pre-dynastic scene is evident. Ibexes, asses & cattle. Circa pre-3500 BC |
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Indistinct pretoglyphs "the sun's rays" |
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Hornakht. The Priest. Possibly New Kingdom.
With pre-dynastic fertility symbol. |
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