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The unfinished obelisk in its quarry at Aswan, 1990. The obelisk and wider quarry were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 along with other examples of Upper Egyptian architecture, as part of the "Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae" (despite the quarry site being neither Nubian, nor between Abu Simbel and Philae). [2]
A video game walkthrough is a guide aimed towards improving a player's skill within a particular video game and often designed to assist players in completing either an entire video game or specific elements. Walkthroughs may alternatively be set up as a playthrough, where players record themselves playing through a game and upload or live ...
Uncharted is an action-adventure video game series and media franchise published by Sony Interactive Entertainment and developed by Naughty Dog.Created by Amy Hennig, the Uncharted franchise follows a group of treasure hunters who travel across the world to uncover various historical mysteries.
This set of maps shows you how all of the rooms are connected in the game, and where to find the special tasks, puzzles, games and searchable locations. Special Mystery Case Files: Return to ...
The largest known obelisk, the unfinished obelisk, was never erected and was discovered in its original quarry. It is nearly one-third larger than the largest ancient Egyptian obelisk ever erected (the Lateran Obelisk in Rome); if finished it would have measured around 41.75 metres (137.0 ft) [ 6 ] and would have weighed nearly 1,090 tonnes ...
The unfinished obelisk still on site, at the northern quarry [15] The unfinished partly worked obelisk base, discovered in 2005 [16] The sarcophagus made from granite at the burial chambers of the Third Dynasty Pharaoh Djoser at Saqqara [7] and the Fourth Dynasty Pharaoh Sneferu at Dahshur
From January 2009 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Donald M. James joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 13.9 percent return on your investment, compared to a 53.1 percent return from the S&P 500.
The word "obelisk" as used in English today is of Greek rather than Egyptian origin because Herodotus, the Greek traveler, was one of the first classical writers to describe the objects. A number of ancient Egyptian obelisks are known to have survived, plus the "unfinished obelisk" found partly hewn from its quarry at Aswan. These obelisks are ...