Posted on Oct 8, 2019
Ancient Top 10: Secrets of Egypt (Season 1, Episode 7) | Full Episode | History
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The discoveries of Egypt have been among the highest profile archaeological finds in history. Find out which Top 10 secret has had the biggest impact on our view of Ancient Egypt in Season 1, Episode 7, "Secrets of Egypt".
The discoveries of Egypt have been among the highest profile archaeological finds in history. Find out which Top 10 secret has had the biggest impact on our view of Ancient Egypt in Season 1, Episode 7, "Secrets of Egypt".
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Egypt
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Interesting video, SGT James Murphy! I was in Giza and Cairo in AUG87 for Operation Bright Star and had the opportunity to visit the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops).
What most people don’t know is that these ancient structures are really close to the western edge of Giza. All the photos are always taken looking east to west and all you see is desert. However, if you photograph from west to east, you’ll see people, cars, buildings (a restaurant that does a night show of the Sphinx) and vegetation! It was eye opening and kind of disappointing!
The camel rider was chasing us! He wanted to be paid for being in the photo! Right!
By the way, we were there in August, which just made it more hot. The pyramids are at the easternmost edge of the Libyan Desert, and temperatures were routinely 115 degrees Fahrenheit and hotter!
Here are a few photos that illustrate my comments.
Lt Col Charlie Brown Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen PVT Mark Zehner 1SG (P) Mark Rudolph SPC Jeffrey Swanson SGT (Join to see) SP5 Mark Kuzinski Maj Marty Hogan COL Mikel J. Burroughs SSG William Jones SGT Mark Anderson SFC William Farrell CPT (Join to see)
What most people don’t know is that these ancient structures are really close to the western edge of Giza. All the photos are always taken looking east to west and all you see is desert. However, if you photograph from west to east, you’ll see people, cars, buildings (a restaurant that does a night show of the Sphinx) and vegetation! It was eye opening and kind of disappointing!
The camel rider was chasing us! He wanted to be paid for being in the photo! Right!
By the way, we were there in August, which just made it more hot. The pyramids are at the easternmost edge of the Libyan Desert, and temperatures were routinely 115 degrees Fahrenheit and hotter!
Here are a few photos that illustrate my comments.
Lt Col Charlie Brown Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen PVT Mark Zehner 1SG (P) Mark Rudolph SPC Jeffrey Swanson SGT (Join to see) SP5 Mark Kuzinski Maj Marty Hogan COL Mikel J. Burroughs SSG William Jones SGT Mark Anderson SFC William Farrell CPT (Join to see)
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
I was there for the same Bright Star. It was my last, left HQUSCENTCOM in June 88.
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