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Also Known As	Wādī al-Harīm • Wādī al-Bībān al-Harīm

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archaeology necropolis Valley of the Kings Abu Simbel Thebes Pyramids of Giza Ṣaqqārah Tell el-Amarna Abydos Dayr al-Baḥrī Naukratis Per Ramessu

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temple of Hatshepsut

Thebes

ancient city, Egypt

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Three flint axes from the stone age. (prehistoric, tools, early humans, culture, archaeology, implements)

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Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)

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