I’ve decided to start writing a segment, every other day or so, on the top 100 Archaeological sites/Museums/Institutes that I would like to visit at some point in my life. The segments will be rather short, with brief descriptions of where, when, who, and why I want to visit them.
So let’s start with the focus of all of my interest as a child, Ancient Egypt.
100 Archaeological Sites/Museums/Institutes
Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
About 190 miles (300 km) south of Cairo, the city of Amarna was built and abandoned over the course of the 17 year reign of Amenhotep IV (18th Dynasty (1536-1353 BCE)). Why do I want to visit? Amenhotep IV, also called Akhenaten, is one of my favorite pharaohs simply because of his eccentricity. The city itself, due to abandonment, suffers from a pseudo-Pompeii affect (when I say pseudo I mean not at all alike, but still really well preserved and quite thoroughly excavated). Always open to the advice and recommendations of others, I’ve been told by numerous people, including one of my favorite professors, that it’s one place that I have to visit should I get the opportunity.
What can I say? I’m not all that different from my 8 year old self in terms of interest.
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