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Hieroglyphs at the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, south of Aswan in upper Egypt. AFP

A temple of Hathor and Nefertari, also known as the Small Temple, in Abu Simbel, south of Aswan in upper Egypt. AFP

A Great Temple of Abu Simbel, south of Aswan in upper Egypt. AFP

Salvage work are under way on the colossal 32-century-old temple of Abu Simbel, built by King Ramses II and dedicates to the worship of four prominent gods, as scores of determined archaeologist rally for the "last big dig" to save Nubia's invaluable relics before they disappear beneath waters rising behind the Aswan Dam. AP Photo

A large interior pillar is lifted by crane after it had been cut free during the massive international operation to save the ancient Abu Simbel temples from the waters of the man-made lake forming behind the Aswan high dam in Egypt. AP Photo

The results of three years of dismantling the temples of Abu Simbel in Egypt lie in a storage area behind the huge escarpment before being moved and re-assembled on higher ground. AP Photo

In Egypt, workmen lower one of the heads of the four rock-hewn colossi of King Ramses II into place, on the foundation of the re-sited monument. AP Photo

Luciano Paoli shows the inside of the Ellesiya Temple, one of the treasures transported away from an area of the Nile river valley flooded by the construction of the Aswan Dam, at the Egyptian museum in Turin, Italy. AP Photo

French First Lady Brigitte Macron visits the temple of Abu Simbel in southern Egypt. AFP

Hieroglyphs and statues at the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, south of Aswan in upper Egypt. AFP

Hieroglyphs at the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, south of Aswan in upper Egypt. AFP

Hieroglyphs and statues at the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, south of Aswan in upper Egypt. AFP

Hieroglyphs at the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, south of Aswan in upper Egypt. AFP

A temple of Hathor and Nefertari, also known as the Small Temple, in Abu Simbel, south of Aswan in upper Egypt. AFP

A Great Temple of Abu Simbel, south of Aswan in upper Egypt. AFP

Salvage work are under way on the colossal 32-century-old temple of Abu Simbel, built by King Ramses II and dedicates to the worship of four prominent gods, as scores of determined archaeologist rally for the "last big dig" to save Nubia's invaluable relics before they disappear beneath waters rising behind the Aswan Dam. AP Photo

A large interior pillar is lifted by crane after it had been cut free during the massive international operation to save the ancient Abu Simbel temples from the waters of the man-made lake forming behind the Aswan high dam in Egypt. AP Photo

The results of three years of dismantling the temples of Abu Simbel in Egypt lie in a storage area behind the huge escarpment before being moved and re-assembled on higher ground. AP Photo

In Egypt, workmen lower one of the heads of the four rock-hewn colossi of King Ramses II into place, on the foundation of the re-sited monument. AP Photo

Luciano Paoli shows the inside of the Ellesiya Temple, one of the treasures transported away from an area of the Nile river valley flooded by the construction of the Aswan Dam, at the Egyptian museum in Turin, Italy. AP Photo

French First Lady Brigitte Macron visits the temple of Abu Simbel in southern Egypt. AFP

Hieroglyphs and statues at the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, south of Aswan in upper Egypt. AFP

Hieroglyphs at the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, south of Aswan in upper Egypt. AFP

Hieroglyphs and statues at the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, south of Aswan in upper Egypt. AFP

Hieroglyphs at the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, south of Aswan in upper Egypt. AFP

Remembering the effort to save Egypt's Abu Simbel temples from submersion

Experts say that with major dam projects under way in Sudan and Ethiopia, the job of protecting Nubian culture is not finished

Associated Press

February 07, 2019

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