Egypt

Lizards around Las Vegas
For the last year I have been walking around Las Vegas every day with my camera for exercise and to avoid going mental. Over that time period I have accumulated a collection of lizard photos which I thought would make a nice post. Even though there are lots of little lizards in the Mohave desert […]
Baby Ostriches on the Ocean
The South African Ostrich (Struthio camelus australis), also known as the Black-Necked Ostrich, Cape Ostrich or Southern Ostrich is a subspecies of the common ostrich endemic to Southern Africa. In the 18th century, ostrich feathers were so popular in ladies’ fashion that they disappeared from all of North Africa. If not for ostrich farming, which […]
African Penguin Colony at Boulders Bay
African Penguins are adorable and endangered flightless birds from Southern Africa
Cape Fur Seals on Duiker Island
Duiker Island is a windswept atoll with thousands of Cape Fur seals
Plant and Animal Petroglyphs in Little Petroglyph Canyon
Little Petroglyph Canyon has ancient and beautiful rock art

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Plant and Animal Petroglyphs in Little Petroglyph Canyon

Egypt

For almost 30 centuries—from its unification around 3100 B.C. to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.—ancient Egypt was the preeminent civilization in the Mediterranean world. From the great pyramids of the Old Kingdom through the military conquests of the New Kingdom, Egypt’s majesty has long entranced archaeologists and historians and created a vibrant field of study all its own: Egyptology. The main sources of information about ancient Egypt are the many monuments, objects and artifacts that have been recovered from archaeological sites, covered with hieroglyphs. The picture that emerges is of a culture with few equals in the beauty of its art, the accomplishment of its architecture or the richness of its religious traditions.