![Nubian village on the West Bank north of Soleb](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833454.zkj8aeO6.SudanDec091781.jpg) Nubian village on the West Bank north of Soleb |
![Sanddune 5km north of Soleb and 8km south of Seddenga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833455.wHuKpqa8.SudanDec091782.jpg) Sanddune 5km north of Soleb and 8km south of Seddenga |
![The West Bank track between Soleb and Seddenga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833456.2pqGG1Ms.SudanDec091784.jpg) The West Bank track between Soleb and Seddenga |
![The lone standing column of the ancient Egyptian Temple of Seddenga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833457.kGn8EJrV.SudanDec091786.jpg) The lone standing column of the ancient Egyptian Temple of Seddenga |
![The Temple of Seddenga was built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III to deify his wife Tiye](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833458.S70xW7tL.SudanDec091787.jpg) The Temple of Seddenga was built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III to deify his wife Tiye |
![Except for the one standing column, the Temple of Sedeinga is a pile of rocks](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833459.Abu8uzoM.SudanDec091788.jpg) Except for the one standing column, the Temple of Sedeinga is a pile of rocks |
![Temple of Sedinga, Upper Nubia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833460.qaqsbM5U.SudanDec091789.jpg) Temple of Sedinga, Upper Nubia |
![Temple of Seddenga, XVIII Dynasty ca 1550 BC](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833461.ACq214XY.SudanDec091790.jpg) Temple of Seddenga, XVIII Dynasty ca 1550 BC |
![Temple of Sedeinga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833462.bC4slw6c.SudanDec091791.jpg) Temple of Sedeinga |
![Temple of Sedinga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833463.ZUuYoQ9x.SudanDec091792.jpg) Temple of Sedinga |
![Temple of Sedeinga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833464.HROZlPQj.SudanDec091793.jpg) Temple of Sedeinga |
![Temple of Sedeinga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833465.8zuV2SB3.SudanDec091794.jpg) Temple of Sedeinga |
![A fallen stone of the Temple of Sedeinga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833466.NZ4B1r3S.SudanDec091795.jpg) A fallen stone of the Temple of Sedeinga |
![Temple of Sedeinga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833467.5lh6B8Je.SudanDec091796.jpg) Temple of Sedeinga |
![Our transport through Northern Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833468.M0dmrIwz.SudanDec091797.jpg) Our transport through Northern Sudan |
![Ruins of an unknown age near Sedeinga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833469.ww6RBfwP.SudanDec091800.jpg) Ruins of an unknown age near Sedeinga |
![Staircase leading into the earth, Sedeinga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833470.iy92fMdl.SudanDec091801.jpg) Staircase leading into the earth, Sedeinga |
![Like most ancient passages I explored in Sudan, this one led to a small trash-filled chamber](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833471.dxWdwU1r.SudanDec091803.jpg) Like most ancient passages I explored in Sudan, this one led to a small trash-filled chamber |
![Active archeological dig led by the French, Sedeinga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833472.tRNhhCAA.SudanDec091805.jpg) Active archeological dig led by the French, Sedeinga |
![Active archeological dig led by the French, Sedeinga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833473.DBKpmKUC.SudanDec091806.jpg) Active archeological dig led by the French, Sedeinga |
![French archeologist at work, Sedeinga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833474.5BOBe1cz.SudanDec091807.jpg) French archeologist at work, Sedeinga |
![French archeologist at work, Sedeinga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833476.7Y3Gvu1i.SudanDec091809.jpg) French archeologist at work, Sedeinga |
![French archaeologist brushing away the sands of time](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833475.bp4mf0WV.SudanDec091808.jpg) French archaeologist brushing away the sands of time |
![Sudanese laborers on the dig site at Sedeinga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833477.DdrJvPOd.SudanDec091810.jpg) Sudanese laborers on the dig site at Sedeinga |
![Archeological dig at Sedeinga - N20 33.2/E030 17.44](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833478.9siggxuy.SudanDec091811.jpg) Archeological dig at Sedeinga - N20 33.2/E030 17.44 |
![Archeological dig at Sedeinga, Nubia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833479.eRzW5Ea1.SudanDec091812.jpg) Archeological dig at Sedeinga, Nubia |
![Archeological dig at Sedeinga, Nubia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833480.1MsSluMY.SudanDec091813.jpg) Archeological dig at Sedeinga, Nubia |
![Donation needed - oil can to lubricate wheelbarrow](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833481.qpavArnY.SudanDec091814.jpg) Donation needed - oil can to lubricate wheelbarrow |
![French archeologists at Sedeinga, Nubia-Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833482.0Xe5BbDi.SudanDec091815.jpg) French archeologists at Sedeinga, Nubia-Sudan |
![Active archaeological dig, Sedeinga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833483.Pycv8Yzy.SudanDec091816.jpg) Active archaeological dig, Sedeinga |
![Active archaeological dig, Sedeinga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833484.uVLJ1ev2.SudanDec091817.jpg) Active archaeological dig, Sedeinga |
![Some of the finds...mostly old bones](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833485.q3pSGz3E.SudanDec091818.jpg) Some of the finds...mostly old bones |
![Nubian village of Sedeinga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833486.uC7Je5dz.SudanDec091819.jpg) Nubian village of Sedeinga |
![On the return to Soleb, we stopped at the big sanddune](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833487.OCM4LARH.SudanDec092133.jpg) On the return to Soleb, we stopped at the big sanddune |
![Large sanddune on on the West Bank of the Nile between Sedeinga and Soleb](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833488.ZHhjESaY.SudanDec092134.jpg) Large sanddune on on the West Bank of the Nile between Sedeinga and Soleb |
![Approaching the dune](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833489.Sek9C0no.SudanDec092135.jpg) Approaching the dune |
![The dune is basically sand blown up against a hillside](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833490.Go9xkCOd.SudanDec092137.jpg) The dune is basically sand blown up against a hillside |
![Climbing the rocks and dune between Sedeinga and Soleb](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833491.yM3kcG2h.SudanDec092140.jpg) Climbing the rocks and dune between Sedeinga and Soleb |
![Cliffs along the West Bank of the Nile 5 km north of Soleb](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833492.B0NIUl2R.SudanDec092141.jpg) Cliffs along the West Bank of the Nile 5 km north of Soleb |
![An ancient cave carved into the cliff](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833493.ildCB1Fy.SudanDec092142.jpg) An ancient cave carved into the cliff |
![Hieroglyphic tablet near the cave](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833494.K9MZMvA0.SudanDec092143.jpg) Hieroglyphic tablet near the cave |
![View of the Nile](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833495.pFc8Nn07.SudanDec092144.jpg) View of the Nile |
![Ancient cave with the black soot of ancient cooking fires and the plastic trash of modern man](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833496.IBseWmA3.SudanDec092145.jpg) Ancient cave with the black soot of ancient cooking fires and the plastic trash of modern man |
![Sand built up on the southern ridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833497.BBz0Nhfz.SudanDec092147.jpg) Sand built up on the southern ridge |
![View of the Nile between Sedeinga and Soleb looking north](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833498.ZCxVig24.SudanDec092154.jpg) View of the Nile between Sedeinga and Soleb looking north |
![Nile between Sedeinga and Soleb](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833499.6v97An0J.SudanDec092155.jpg) Nile between Sedeinga and Soleb |
![We decided this would be a good place for a hotel when Sudan opens up](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833500.9RfKlmEi.SudanDec092156.jpg) We decided this would be a good place for a hotel when Sudan opens up |
![Panoramic view from the cliffs along the Nile between Sedeinga and Soleb](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/93/329493/2/120833518.J9PgUa8B.jpg) Panoramic view from the cliffs along the Nile between Sedeinga and Soleb |
![Cliffs overlooking the Nile between Soleb and Sedeinga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833501.p4harzDM.SudanDec092158.jpg) Cliffs overlooking the Nile between Soleb and Sedeinga |
![Cliffs overlooking the Nile between Soleb and Sedeinga](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833502.BfQ4BDk9.SudanDec092159.jpg) Cliffs overlooking the Nile between Soleb and Sedeinga |
![Nubian cliffs](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833503.uNmyvScd.SudanDec092160.jpg) Nubian cliffs |
![The easiest way down was via the sand dune](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120833504.cGwxbDv7.SudanDec092161.jpg) The easiest way down was via the sand dune |