Sedeinga

Nubian village on the West Bank north of Soleb	Sanddune 5km north of Soleb and 8km south of Seddenga	The West Bank track between Soleb and Seddenga	The lone standing column of the ancient Egyptian Temple of Seddenga
The Temple of Seddenga was built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III to deify his wife Tiye	Except for the one standing column, the Temple of Sedeinga is a pile of rocks	Temple of Sedinga, Upper Nubia	Temple of Seddenga, XVIII Dynasty ca 1550 BC
Temple of Sedeinga	Temple of Sedinga	Temple of Sedeinga	Temple of Sedeinga
A fallen stone of the Temple of Sedeinga	Temple of Sedeinga	Our transport through Northern Sudan	Ruins of an unknown age near Sedeinga
Staircase leading into the earth, Sedeinga	Like most ancient passages I explored in Sudan, this one led to a small trash-filled chamber	Active archeological dig led by the French, Sedeinga	Active archeological dig led by the French, Sedeinga
French archeologist at work, Sedeinga	French archeologist at work, Sedeinga	French archaeologist brushing away the sands of time	Sudanese laborers on the dig site at Sedeinga
Archeological dig at Sedeinga - N20 33.2/E030 17.44	Archeological dig at Sedeinga, Nubia	Archeological dig at Sedeinga, Nubia	Donation needed - oil can to lubricate wheelbarrow
French archeologists at Sedeinga, Nubia-Sudan	Active archaeological dig, Sedeinga	Active archaeological dig, Sedeinga	Some of the finds...mostly old bones
Nubian village of Sedeinga	On the return to Soleb, we stopped at the big sanddune	Large sanddune on on the West Bank of the Nile between Sedeinga and Soleb	Approaching the dune
The dune is basically sand blown up against a hillside	Climbing the rocks and dune between Sedeinga and Soleb	Cliffs along the West Bank of the Nile 5 km north of Soleb	An ancient cave carved into the cliff
Hieroglyphic tablet near the cave	View of the Nile	Ancient cave with the black soot of ancient cooking fires and the plastic trash of modern man	Sand built up on the southern ridge
View of the Nile between Sedeinga and Soleb looking north	Nile between Sedeinga and Soleb	We decided this would be a good place for a hotel when Sudan opens up	Panoramic view from the cliffs along the Nile between Sedeinga and Soleb
Cliffs overlooking the Nile between Soleb and Sedeinga	Cliffs overlooking the Nile between Soleb and Sedeinga	Nubian cliffs	The easiest way down was via the sand dune