Archaeology Odyssey
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Ancient Life: Practical Papyrus
Ancient Egyptian farmers harvest papyrus on this relief from the mid-third-millennium B.C. tomb of Nefer el Ka-Hay, in Saqqara, Egypt, about 10 miles south of Cairo.
Focus On: Borobudur
What?
Buddhist temple
Where?
Central Java, Indonesia
When?
8th century A.D.
Dimensions
400 X 400 feet
140 feet high
2,000,000 blocks of volcanic stone
Artworks
1,460 relief panels
500 statues of Buddha
72 stupas with statues of Buddha
Other Facts
Restored: 1973–1983
Horizons: The Cosmic Mountain: Borobudur
Authors
Briefly Noted
Explorers and Artists in the Valley of the Kings
Reviews
Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture
Past Perfect: In Pursuit of Minoan Crete
Field Notes
Ancient Boats, Temple, Unearthed in Naples
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