Al-Ahram Weekly

Sunken treasures, sunken myths
When the discovery of the two ancient cities of Heracleion and East Canopus under the waters of the Bay of Abu Qir was announced in the summer of 2000, attention was stirred worldwide. Rushdi Said finds the new interpretation for their disappearance flawed

Khufu as god
Egyptian-Japanese archaeologists working in Saqqara have stumbled upon evidence that the builder of the Great Pyramid was revered as a god for up to two millennia after his death, writes Nevine El-Aref

Armchair travels in Sinai
Pierre Loti set out for Sinai on 22 February1894 and kept a diary of his remarkable journey on camel-back. From the comfort of her Nile-side armchair Jill Kamil joins him on his arduous trip

Next stop,Hercules' lost city
By Willa Thayer

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		Al-Ahram Weekly Online 27 Sep. - 3 Oct. 2001 Issue No.553
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