Necropolis at Tanis

Walking through the vast grounds, we came upon dozen and dozen of columns and obelisks, most laying here in dissaray. THey aren’t in any order at all — it’s not like the buildlings and temple grounds fell here and remained jumbled. It’s more as if they were tossed here, carelessly, and left lying where they fell.

Dr. Fatteh and a fallen obelisk at Tanis
Dr. Fatteh and a fallen obelisk at Tanis
tumbled stones and pieces of buildings, all of red aswan granite
tumbled stones and pieces of buildings, all of red aswan granite

Even though it stormed when we arrived — everyone walked around with their collars up, shivering in the brief rain shower. The sun came out almost instantly, though, lighting the ruins beauitfully.

the stump of an obelisk, covered with heiroglyphs
the stump of an obelisk, covered with heiroglyphs

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