Caves and other structures to the side of the Hatshepsut mortuary temple, made in the limestone cliffs

Most visitors to famous sites such as the Hatshepsut mortuary temple have a set agenda, they come to the place, admire the beauty and the history, and then continue with the rest of their tour. It is the professionals who do the digging and excavation to unearth more history, such as these caves and gate right next to the Hatshepsut mortuary temple, dug in the limestone hills that surround the temple.
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The excavation site near the Valley of the Kings protected by a chain link fence

In many previous photos, I displayed photos that showed workers at an excavation site near the Valley of the Kings. It seemed a very open place; but given that is very rich in terms of history, there is some protection for the site. You can see a chain link fence that is the protection to ensure that unauthorized people cannot access the site.
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There is always some work going on in the limestone mountains near Luxor

Many times in the past, archaeologists have believed that all the excavation work has happened in the Valley of the Kings, and there are no further tombs that are to be found. However, everytime this has been thought of, there have been more tombs that have been found. As a result, there is always some amount of work happening in the area (it is possible that some tombs are not found because their entrances have been lost due to landslides or floods).
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Cairo Pyramids - Some large stones lying on the ground as part of some of the restoration work being carried out at the Great Pyramid

For such a large structure such as the Great Pyramid, there will always be some sort of restoration / investigation work being carried out. In this case, you can see a small fenced off area, and also some stones on the ground.

Cairo Pyramids - Workers carrying out some restoration work at the Great Pyramid in Giza

When we were there at the Great Pyramid, there was some restoration work being carried out at the whole area. Here, you can see some workers involved in carrying out restoration work (or could be involved in some more digging, since not all the secrets of the area have been found as yet).