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On the link below you will see a guy vandalize protected ancient architecture and writings. In some people's views he is commiting a sacrilegious act.
The video isn't graphic, however some may find it offensive:
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While it may be shocking to some, the fact is that ancient Egyptian temples and monuments have been treated to this form of behavior for thousands of years. In fact most of the desecration to Egyptian monuments happened thousands of years ago, including during dynastic Egyptian history itself. Heck, there are even people living in some Egyptian monuments even to this day and Egyptian tombs have been used as temporary lodging by many explorers and archaeologists.
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Doug, 17 times, I have been to Egypt (shortest trip 2 weeks, longest 2 months) and I never saw people living in the tombs/temples. Some live in ruins which have nothing to do with Egyptology or architecture. I also never saw traces of them urinating in them. I did see many 'graffiti' in English on the walls, with pencils or carved into the walls even. Very 'funny' things like 'Mark was here'.
It is forbidden to live in them and there are guards 24 hours a day with machine guns guarding them. I came too close one night and was pointed a gun at so where you got your info from is a mystery to me
Besides, even if that was the case (false), how does that condone what this barbarian is doing? How can you compare what happened thousands of years ago to what someone does now in a country that is hosting him?
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People were living in tombs around the city of Qurna in Egypt up until last year. The sites in Egypt are ruins and have been treated as quarries, homes, trash dumps and vandalized over the last 2,000 years. What I am saying is that what happened here in this case isn't unsual in that respect. The only difference is that we actually have evidence of it. There are many sites in Egypt that are wide open to the elements and general population which do not have the extensive protection found in other locations. Yes, people admire the ruins of ancient Egypt, but that is what they are, ruins.
Maybe the guy just had to go or maybe it was meant as some sort of "desecration", but the fact is that such things happen at ancient sites.
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Doug, seriously, when is the last time you went to Egypt, I wonder?
What you say there is incorrect. Those sites you talk about has nothing to do with Egyptology or ancient sites which are under protection..meaning the ones with hieroglyphs, etc..
You are, excuse me, talking out of your bum. And the fact you think urinating in a temple is normal, shows your ethics and morals which are very low.
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