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American Studies Institute Ain Sukhna, Egypt January 2005 Slideshow Five: Tour Day 2: Ancient Monuments. A Joint Project of Binational Fulbright Commission-Egypt and James Madison University Office of International Programs Lee Sternberger, Principal Investigator. JMU Faculty
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American Studies InstituteAin Sukhna, Egypt January 2005Slideshow Five:Tour Day 2:Ancient Monuments A Joint Project of Binational Fulbright Commission-Egypt and James Madison University Office of International Programs Lee Sternberger, Principal Investigator JMU Faculty Philip Bigler, Steve Reich Elizabeth Chew (Monticello) Mark Facknitz, Howard Lubert Project Directors Noha El Gindi (Fulbright) Lorie Merrow (JMU) Fulbright Assistants Mariam Laila Hussein JMU Student Assistant Bareza Rasoul
At Memphis, ancient capital of Egypt, the alabaster Sphinx, (1700-1400BC) one of over 2000 in Egypt.
Dhoser, the Stepped Pyramid, (ca. 2600 BC), one of over 200 pyramids in Egypt
Lunch at Andrea, an Egyptian franchise serving traditional foods
The three pyramids at Giza, the most famous pyramids, just outside Cairo
The Great Sphinx at Giza, (ca. 2500 BC), a monument to Khafre