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← New paper: Ancient desert and quarry roads at Aswan

The vast field of upright stones NW of the sanctuary (top of hill) at Gebel Tingar. Photo: Per Storemyr

By Per Storemyr | Published January 16, 2014 | Full size is 850 × 569 pixels

Some modern sandstone quarries at West Aswan are small, artisan-type quarries, where the donkey is still the most important mode of transport. This is the way transportation of grinding stone from the ancient quarries in the area would have been undertaken. Photo: Per Storemyr

The central field of upright stones at the southern margin of Wadi el-Faras, looking north. A well-worn path leads to a stone circle in the middle of the plateau. Photo: Per Storemyr

The vast field of upright stones NW of the sanctuary (top of hill) at Gebel Tingar. Photo: Per Storemyr

The vast field of upright stones NW of the sanctuary (top of hill) at Gebel Tingar. Photo: Per Storemyr

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