Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham

Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham (literally "the resthouse of the mother of vultures")[1] is located on the North coast of Egypt 20 km to the west of Marsa Matruh, and about 300 km to the west of Alexandria[2]

During the reign of Ramesses II, it was the location of a fortress which marked the western extent of direct Egyptian influence.[3]

It was discovered in 1948 and in the subsequent years was sporadically examined by Alan Rowe and Labib Habachi, between 1994 and 2001 extensive excavations were undertaken by a University of Liverpool under the direction of Steven Snape. [3]

References

  1. ^ "Trade secrets uncovered at the 'rest house of the mother of vultures'". http://www.liv.ac.uk/researchintelligence/issue4/vulture.html. Retrieved 2009-08-15. 
  2. ^ "Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20091022185436/http://geocities.com/zurdig/HomeFrame.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-27. 
  3. ^ a b "Finding a lost civilisation". http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/entertainment/newsandreviews/tm_headline=finding-a-lost-civilisation%26method=full%26objectid=16430455%26page=3%26siteid=50061-name_page.html. Retrieved 2008-09-27. 

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