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Updates from the Temple of Sobek

Since the initial survey of the Temple of Sobek at Gebel el-Silsila in 2015, the Mission has discovered a connected temple structure towards the Nile containing sandstone foundations, a mudbrick surrounding, and a unique circular shaft nicknamed the “pit of Sobek”....

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12 new tombs discovered!

The Swedish led archaeological mission at Gebel el Silsila in Upper Egypt continues to change the perception of history in the ancient quarried landscape of Silsila. In 2015 the Swedish led Gebel el Silsila project reported on the discovery of a series of tombs...