The Land of Khemi: Up and Down the Middle NileW. Blackwood and sons, 1882 - 260 páginas |
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... and was unwilling to return re infecta . He therefore set his men to work to uncover one of the mounds , and they shortly disclosed a slab which appeared to form - part of the roof of an opening leading into 4 THE LAND OF KHEMI .
... and was unwilling to return re infecta . He therefore set his men to work to uncover one of the mounds , and they shortly disclosed a slab which appeared to form - part of the roof of an opening leading into 4 THE LAND OF KHEMI .
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... mound , and , squeezing through the open- ing , was startled by the life - like appearance of two seated figures with sparkling eyes and flesh - like tints . They were a young and hand- some couple- the male painted a reddish brown ...
... mound , and , squeezing through the open- ing , was startled by the life - like appearance of two seated figures with sparkling eyes and flesh - like tints . They were a young and hand- some couple- the male painted a reddish brown ...
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... mound on which the modern village of Meidûm is situated must contain the débris of one of the oldest cities in Egypt , and would probably well repay exca- vation , as its name occurs on the monuments of the third dynasty , B.C. 3900 ...
... mound on which the modern village of Meidûm is situated must contain the débris of one of the oldest cities in Egypt , and would probably well repay exca- vation , as its name occurs on the monuments of the third dynasty , B.C. 3900 ...
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... mounds of débris , which cover an immense area of ground , were scarcely a mile from our abode , and consist of an enormous accumula- tion of potsherds , bones , bricks , rags , fibre , and dust . The highest mound is fifty feet above ...
... mounds of débris , which cover an immense area of ground , were scarcely a mile from our abode , and consist of an enormous accumula- tion of potsherds , bones , bricks , rags , fibre , and dust . The highest mound is fifty feet above ...
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... mound , we go down to see what is to be discovered at the bottom of it . We find on one side that it is scarped and perfectly precipitous , and that it is apparently a huge heap of debris , in which the pottery , bones , rags , straw ...
... mound , we go down to see what is to be discovered at the bottom of it . We find on one side that it is scarped and perfectly precipitous , and that it is apparently a huge heap of debris , in which the pottery , bones , rags , straw ...
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