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  • » Main view of the central island with canal and internal lake.
  • » In the western part of the island, an alley is suggested, that led from the south to the north.
  • » The stables were situated on the banks of a canal. It is suggested, that the stables could hold up to 480 horses at a time.
  • » The main hall of the stables were decorated with palm columns.
  • » In the north, a massive temple was detected by prospection.

The reconstruction of Pi-Ramesse

By On 2020-06-11 With No Comments

About the project Qantir/Pi-Ramesse (House of Ramses) is situated in the Nile-Delta of Egypt, about 120 km northeast of Cairo. The city was founded by Ramesses II. in the 13th century BCE and was since then his main residence. It is structured by monumental palace and temple buildings and was the seat of the royal […]

  • » Reconstruction of the state of construction of the well in the Ramesside Period. The visualisation is based on the results of the excavation and contemporaneous wells from Tell Abqain in the Western Nile Delta.
  • » Section of the well showing the stratigraphy as revealed by the excavations. Within the shaft, several layers of filling material can be seen, as well as the stone casing around, and the building pit outside the well’s walls.

The Samana well/Egypt

By On 2008-03-25 With No Comments

About the project In 2000 and 2001, an ancient Egyptian well was excavated by the Qantir-Piramesse project of the Roemer-Pelizaeus Museum, Hildesheim, Germany, led by Dr. Edgar B. Pusch. The well dates back to the reign of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BCE) and is located in the modern village of Samana in the North Eastern Nile […]

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