Ancient Egyptian temple discovered beneath the Nile


	Ancient Egyptian temple discovered beneath the Nile

invictus

5-29-2008 9:54 AM

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archaeology, egyptology, aswan, nile, temple, science

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5-29-2008 2:37 PM

meancookie89

OOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooo

5-29-2008 3:57 PM

jatfla

Does this have anything to do with the construction of the Aswan Dam and it's flooding of important sights?

5-29-2008 8:21 PM

invictus

No Jatfla, this has nothing to do with the Aswan Dam project. We can see this as a result of a shift that caused Nile flooding some inhabited lands a very long time ago.

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