Ancient Egypt occupies a place of such importance in the world for leaving heritage behind that captured our imaginations and filled us with food for thought about humankind.
More than a hundred years before the rise of commercial tourism, Maxime Du Camp snapped photographs of Ancient Egypt. These are widely believed to be the world's first set of travel pictures.
His captures have again garnered worldwide attention, after being put up for an auction on the Antiquarian Auctions website this week.
Maxime Du Camp visited Egypt in 1849 as part of a three-year archaeological expedition. Fifty-nine of the 125 photographs were put up for sale. After six different bid placements, the photos sold for $12,390.
He published the images in his book Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie (1852). Soon after, a South African family bought the 125 prints as collectibles.
But, here's a glimpse of some of his beautiful work:
And this massive Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan
And all these iconic locations
This week, researchers in Australia completed the reconstruction of the head of an 18 to 25-year-old woman who lived in ancient Egypt at least 2,000 years ago...all with 3D printing.