Instructional Video9:30
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Abu Simbel – Colossal Statues of Ancient Egyptian Gods

6th - Higher Ed
Abu Simbel, rediscovered in 1813 near the Sudanese border in Egypt, is renowned for its colossal statues, solar alignment, and intricate depictions of Egyptian gods. Relocated during the construction of the Aswan High Dam through a...
Instructional Video9:03
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Engineering an Empire - Egypt - Part 9/10

6th - 12th
Shades of Indiana Jones and Ramses II! False burial chambers and pits are all features of the most thoroughly decorated of all the Valley of the Kings tombs. Part nine also looks at the engineering techniques used to create Abu Simbel as...