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American Studies Institute Ain Sukhna, EgyptJanuary 2005 Slideshow Five: Tour Day 2: Ancient Monuments. A Joint Project of Binational Fulbright Commission-Egypt and James Madison University Office of International Programs Lee Sternberger, Principal Investigator. JMU Faculty - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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American Studies InstituteAin Sukhna, Egypt January 2005
Slideshow Five: Tour Day 2: Ancient Monuments
A Joint Project of Binational Fulbright Commission-Egypt
and
James Madison UniversityOffice of International Programs
Lee Sternberger, Principal Investigator
Project Directors Noha El Gindi (Fulbright)
Lorie Merrow (JMU)
JMU FacultyPhilip Bigler, Steve Reich
Elizabeth Chew (Monticello) Mark Facknitz, Howard Lubert
Fulbright AssistantsMariam
Laila HusseinJMU Student Assistant
Bareza Rasoul
At Memphis,
ancient capital of
Egypt, the
alabaster Sphinx,
(1700-1400BC)
one of over 2000
in Egypt.
The Colossus of Ramesses at Saqqara in
Memphis
Dhoser, the Stepped Pyramid, (ca. 2600 BC), one of over 200 pyramids in Egypt
Lunch at Andrea, an Egyptian franchise serving traditional foods
The three pyramids at Giza, the most famous pyramids, just outside Cairo
The Great Sphinx at Giza, (ca. 2500 BC), a monument to Khafre
The JMU group at Giza
Some of us went inside the one pyramid open to the public.
The Scene around the Giza pyramids…
Praying….
Selling, buying….
Selling rides….
The JMU fellows with our guide and our security detail
The view from the pyramids at Giza