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Rock tombs on the west bank of the Nile near Assuan, Egypt. The coffins were dragged up from the river to the tombs on the still visible tracks. End of Old, early Middle Kingdom (2200-1700 BCE)
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Rock tombs on the west bank of the Nile near Assuan, Egypt. The coffins were dra...

Valley of the Kings, a deep cleft in the limestone hills opposite Luxor, Egypt. The necropolis contains 62 tombs, not all royal, as some high officials were also buried there.
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Valley of the Kings, a deep cleft in the limestone hills opposite Luxor, Eg...

Fog on the Nile river near Luxor.
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Fog on the Nile river near Luxor.

Swimmers with pig's bladders to keep them afloat. Door covering the Palace at Imgur-Enlil (Balawat) of King Shalmaneser III (858-824 BCE) of Assur. Bronze relief. Height: 11 cm AO 22286
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Swimmers with pig's bladders to keep them afloat. Door covering the Palace...

Men transporting cedarwood for construction of a palace by sea. Bas-relief from the palace of King Sargon II at Khorsabad, Mesopotamia (Iraq). Detail AO 19889
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Men transporting cedarwood for construction of a palace by sea. Bas-relief from...

View towards Tel Mardikh (across watermelon fields). Background: central acropolis, ring of ramparts of Ebla The tell of Ebla is about 70 km south of Aleppo.
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View towards Tel Mardikh (across watermelon fields). Background: central acropol...

Standing stone and slab altar in the Great Temple D on the Acropolis of Ebla, Syria. (Middle Bronze Age)
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Standing stone and slab altar in the Great Temple D on...

Inner area of Tel Mardikh, Syria The high ground in the distance is the Acropolis of Ebla.
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Inner area of Tel Mardikh, Syria The high ground in the distance is the Acropoli...

Southwest gate of Ebla. Large orthostats flanking first entrance to the acropolis (Middle Bronze Age)
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Southwest gate of Ebla. Large orthostats flanking first entrance to the acropoli...

Corridor of administrative buildings in Ebla. Excavations of the Area Q, probably the palace of the Middle Bronze Age
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Corridor of administrative buildings in Ebla. Excavations of...

Southwest gate of Ebla. Inner narrow passages. Decorative use of black and white slabs (Middle Bronze Age).
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Southwest gate of Ebla. Inner narrow passages....

View from the Guard House towards the Acropolis (Bronze Age) of Ebla, Syria
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View from the Guard House towards the Acropolis (Bronze Ag...