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...dignified institutions may apply. Five temples are on the bargain counter. Three of them: Dendur, dedicated by Caesar Augustus to two drowned heroes; Dabod. built by a Nubian king; and Taffeh, built during the Roman period, have already been dismantled and moved to safe, high ground. The other two: Ellesya, built by Thutmosis III 3,500 years ago, and Derr, built by Ramses II, are, like Abu Simbel. cut from rock. They must be pried loose from the cliff before they can be moved. A group of Italian institutions is reportedly interested in Ellesya, and the U.S. has cast envious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Archaeology: The Pharaoh & the Flood | 4/12/1963 | See Source »

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