Buhen Fortress
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 Published On Oct 26, 2018

3D reconstruction of Buhen Fortress
Now submerged under Lake Nasser the fortress also included the administration for the whole fortified region of the Second Cataract. Its fortifications included a moat three meters deep, drawbridges, bastions, buttresses, ramparts, battlements, loopholes, and a catapult. The walls of the fort were about 5 metres (16 ft) thick and 10 metres (33 ft) high.
Credits: Egypt: Engineering an Empire, 2006
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