Part of the inscriptions on the exterior walls of the temple at Abu Simbel in south Egypt

It is always remarkable when you consider how the marks made by humans survive for so long. In this photo, you are able to some of the inscriptions made on the exterior walls of the Abu Simbel, near the top portion of the sitting statues, and you have to consider that these were chiseled into the stone during the time of the great pharaoh Ramesses II, almost 34-35 centuries back, and even now, these are so cleanly visible. It may have helped that almost the entire monument had been buried in sand, and was extract only a century back when discovers were lead here by a young boy.

The Mysteries of Abu Simbel: Ramesses II	View Larger Map

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