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Guided Tours of Wondrous Egypt

Who has not wanted to see the wondrous archeological sites and dazzling artifacts to be found in Egypt-a land perfectly laid out for archeology buffs?  Now, guided tours of Egypt and all its elegance are available for travelers from all around the world to go to and explore.  Let’s have a look at what many [...]

A Smooth blend of culture and modernization

The land of the Pharaohs.  The kid of the Nile.  Call it by any name but the cryptic land never ends to draw in the greatest people to it.  It’s the country, which is home to the oldest civilization of the world.  The magnanimity and the grandeur of the Egyptian civilization is what make it [...]

Decorative tomb paintings showing daily life scenes

Stonework was one of the earliest industries in ancient Egypt.  A natural wealth of ornamental stone was first exploited in the Pre-Dynastic period ( 4,000 BC ) and various quarry sites yielded basalt, breccia, granite, porphyry, limestone and alabaster.  Two traditional alabaster quarry sites have been identified, one at Wadi Gera and the other near [...]