Al-Ahram Weekly Online   14 - 20 April 2005
Issue No. 738
Heritage
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Ancient capital laid to waste
The planned erection of the colossus of Queen Merit Amun, wife of Ramses II at Tel Basta is unlikely to do much to attract visitors to the site, says Jill Kamil, who looks to the records for the greatness that was

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