Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . in Egypt,El Kab, dates back to the beginning of Egyptianhistory ; the remains of the oval enclosure of pre-dynastic days can still be traced within the outerwalls of the later fortress (fig. 35). This greatstronghold was partially washed away by the Nilesome years ago, but at the beginning of the nineteenth century itformed an irregularquadrilateral enclo-sure measuring 2,100feet in length byabout one-sixth lessin breadth. The south front is con-structed on the sameprinciple as
Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . in Egypt,El Kab, dates back to the beginning of Egyptianhistory ; the remains of the oval enclosure of pre-dynastic days can still be traced within the outerwalls of the later fortress (fig. 35). This greatstronghold was partially washed away by the Nilesome years ago, but at the beginning of the nineteenth century itformed an irregularquadrilateral enclo-sure measuring 2,100feet in length byabout one-sixth lessin breadth. The south front is con-structed on the sameprinciple as Kom es. Fig. 36.—Plan of walled city at KomOmbo. Sultan,sections of horizontal layers of brick alternatingwith others where they are concave. On the northand west the layers undulate regularly without a breakfrom end to end of the walls. The walls are 38 feetthick, and average 30 feet in height. Stairwaysconstructed in the thickness of the walls, and alsospacious ramps, lead to the top. The enclosurecontained a considerable population, and within thewall on the north side is a cemetery of the earliesttype of graves. The temples were grouped togetherin a square enclosure, concentric with the outer wall,and this second enclosure served as a keep where the FORTIFIED HEIGHTS. 35 i^arrison could still hold out long after the rest of thecamp had fallen into the hands of the enemy. The rectangular plan, though excellent in flatcountry, was not always adapted for hilly the site to be fortified was on a height, theEgyptian engineers understood well how to adapt theline of defence to the
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