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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Digging the dirt

Archaeologist Jordan Dills swings his pick axe while covering his head to protect it from the scorcing egyptian sun in Gebel el Silsila. The multinational team run by Dr Maria Nilsson and John Ward work hard to free a some 3000 year old temple from millennia of nile silt,sand and debris.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: gebel el silsila, Egypt
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Copyright: © Anders Andersson