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2,500-year-old stone carving at the Gebel el Silsila quarry depicts a pharaoh and two deities. Image credit: Gebel el Silsila Survey Project.

2,500-Year-Old Pharaonic Carvings, Two Obelisks Discovered in Egypt

Jan 31, 2015 by News Staff

A unique 2,500-year-old wall relief showing an unidentified pharaoh and two deities, a rare depiction of obelisks being cut and loaded onto boats, and...