Abu Simbel
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The heart of Turrell’s work is the Roden Crater, out in Arizona. François Jonquet met the artist at his ranch, in the Painted Desert, and visited the Crater, this work which he is constantly sculpting and developing. He reports on this... more
The equinoctial sun comes back to the same point in the sky as is noticed in the case of Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple in India and in many ancient monuments around the world. Built at different time periods, these monuments are seen to be... more
Breve estudio del templo egipcio de Abu Simbel, tratando de explicar de manera clara y sencilla la ideología faraónica que se esconde tras él.
Five documents mentioning dhnt in a Kushite context are scrutinized, starting from a quotation of the Brooklyn magical papyrus. Two of these five documents, one of them for sure, the other most probably, refer to the Djebel Barkal. The... more
Abu Simbel, built in honor of Rameses II, includes four colossi Rameses’ statues with his dwarfed Queen mother Tu–e and wife (consort/mother goddess) Nefertari (deified Hathor) at his feet. The inclusion of the queen Tu–e and Nefertari... more
This article published in a leading web magazine of India, throws light on the ancient structures seen aligned with the equinox of today and discusses how this is in conflict with the current theory of precession of the equinoxes that is... more
Slovenes travelled to Egypt for a variety of reasons and their numbers increased greatly during the first half of the 19th century when a line voyage was established between Trieste and Alexandria. Even though most travellers remained in... more
From the 1930s to the late 1970s, American archaeologists pursued a paired agenda of science and salvage such that their focus on logical positivism converged with US foreign policy towards international technical assistance. River basin... more
Paradoxal, poate, dar nicăieri în altă parte nu este mai pregnantă celebrarea bucuriei de a trăi decât în mormintele egiptene. În multe dintre acestea, într-o cromatică încă efervescentă, conservată în bună măsură, reliefurile și... more
The appearance of the term “Anthropocene” attests to the birth of a new era in which the human being stands out as the main geological force of the planet. A large number of indicators shows from 1950 a sudden increase of both urban and... more