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  • The missing sun temples! (Where are they?)

    01/03/2003 3:59:47 PM PST · by vannrox · 40 replies · 1,418+ views
    Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt) ^ | 2 - 8 January 2003 | Jill Kamil
    The missing sun temples Six Pharaohs of the Fifth Dynasty built massive sun temples at Abu Sir in addition to their pyramids, but only two have so far been found.Jill Kamil talks to the head of the Czech archaeological mission In a presentation on Abu Sir given at the American University in Cairo last week head of the Czech mission Miroslav Verner told the audience that his team had recently been focusing on the "vast and remarkable monuments", the sun temples raised by the Pharaohs of the Fifth Dynasty who ruled from 2494 to 2345 BC. "Their plan (main...