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Christian graffiti at the Temple of Seti I, Abydos, Egypt, 1931

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt
Christian graffiti at the Temple of Seti I, Abydos, Egypt, 1931

Christian graffiti at the Temple of Seti I, Abydos, Egypt, 1931. Early Archaeological Projects Associated with Thomas Whittemore, Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.

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Child carrying a basket
Child carrying a basket

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

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Local workmen moving a stone block

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Local workmen in an assembly line

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

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Graffiti at Abydos

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

Wall graffiti and a side view of Thomas Whittemore
Wall graffiti and a side view of Thomas Whittemore

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

View of the Temple of Seti I, rear wall
View of the Temple of Seti I, rear wall

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

Local workmen hammering an iron bar
Local workmen hammering an iron bar

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

Children posing for the camera
Children posing for the camera

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

General view of the site
General view of the site

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

General view of the site
General view of the site

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

General view of the site
General view of the site

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

Local workmen
Local workmen

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

Local workmen moving a stone block
Local workmen moving a stone block

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

Edouard Naville (1844–1926), field director of the Abydos excavations from 1911 to 1914. The woman on the left is likely Naville’s wife, Marguerite.
Edouard Naville (1844–1926), field director of the Abydos excavations from 1911 to 1914. The woman on the left is likely Naville’s wife, Marguerite.

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

Man posing for the camera next to a giant wheel
Man posing for the camera next to a giant wheel

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

General view of the site
General view of the site

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

Workmen and children next to a mine truck
Workmen and children next to a mine truck

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

Local workmen with one of the project directors
Local workmen with one of the project directors

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

Man in white tunic and spectacles
Man in white tunic and spectacles

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

Workmen and children
Workmen and children

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s–1920s

Christian graffiti at the Temple of Seti I, Abydos, Egypt, 1931
Christian graffiti at the Temple of Seti I, Abydos, Egypt, 1931

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt

Pillared hall with graffiti in Cenotaph of Seti I (Osireion), Abydos, Egypt, 1931
Pillared hall with graffiti in Cenotaph of Seti I (Osireion), Abydos, Egypt, 1931

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt

Possibly Henri Frankfort (1897–1954), field director of the excavations in Abydos from 1925 to 1929
Possibly Henri Frankfort (1897–1954), field director of the excavations in Abydos from 1925 to 1929

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, 1920s

General view of the site
General view of the site

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, 1920s

Local workmen moving a stone block
Local workmen moving a stone block

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, 1920s

Local workmen pulling a stone block
Local workmen pulling a stone block

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, 1920s

Local workmen pulling a stone block
Local workmen pulling a stone block

Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos, Egypt, 1920s