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Shrine dedicated to Neferkhewe and his family, Gebel el-Silsila, Egypt(Courtesy © The Gebel el Silsila Survey Project)
Two shrines at Gebel el-Silsila on the banks of the Nile River in southern Egypt—thought to have been completely destroyed by an earthquake and erosion—have been discovered largely intact. The shrines, located by a team from Lund University in Sweden led by Maria Nilsson, served as memorials to elite families. One includes statues of a man, his wife, and a son and daught
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