Explorations in Bible lands during the 19th century (1903)
Hilprecht, H. V. (Hermann Vollrat), 1859-1925, Benzinger, I. (Immanuel), 1865-1935, Hommel, Fritz, 1854-1936, Jensen, P. (Peter), 1861-1936, Steindorff, Georg, 1861-1951 · Philadelphia : A. J. Holman · leaf 744
the DURING 19Til CENTURY: EGYPT 635 Greek geographer Strabo travelled in the Nile valley, thisancient sanctuary was covered with the sands of the desert,and only the Sphinx, together with part of the road leadingup to it, could be seen in the sands. Mariette began hisexcavations by the avenue of… … Sphinx Temple near the Great Pyramid of Cheops Sixty-four Apis tombs, which dated from the EighteenthDynasty down to the latest periods in the time of Cleopatra,were discovered, together with funereal figures, amulets, andornaments. Above all, thousands of memorial stones, whichpious pilgrims had…
