US Edition3,000 Years of Secrets Hidden Beneath Egypt’s Greatest Temple
The study shows Karnak Temple developed on a natural island shaped by Nile channels and reflects Ancient Egyptian cosmology, based on 61 sediment cores and ceramic evidence.
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3,000 years of secrets hidden beneath Egypt’s greatest temple
A sweeping new geoarchaeological study has revealed how Egypt’s famed Karnak Temple complex rose from an island amid Nile floods to become one of the ancient world’s most enduring sacred centers. By analyzing sediments and pottery fragments, researchers traced its transformation across three millennia and uncovered evidence that its placement may have mirrored the ancient Egyptian creation myth—where the first land emerged from primeval waters.
The monument, which has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, attracts millions of visitors every year.
A New Study Conducted the Most Comprehensive Survey of Egypt’s Karnak Temple, Revealing ‘Unprecedented Detail’
A new study published Monday in the journal Antiquity reveals that Egypt’s temple complex of Karnak was built on a “fluvial terrace,” or small island. The research, based on the first comprehensive geoarchaeological survey of the area, found that the complex was “surrounded by river channels in an island configuration potentially recalling the ‘primeval mound’ of Egyptian creation myths.” The study, co-authored by nearly a dozen researchers, d…
An international team of researchers has completed the most comprehensive geoarcheological study ever carried out on the Temple of Karnak, shedding new critical light on its founding age, its intricate relationship with the river landscape of the Nile and a surprising connection with the myths of the creation of Ancient Egypt. The study, published in the [...]
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