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Ramses the Great's Abandoned Monuments: The Mysteries of His Unfinished Works
Why would the most prolific builder pharaoh leave projects unfinished? This episode explores Ramses II's incomplete monuments: the abandoned second court at the Ramesseum, the unfinished colossi at Tanis, and the mysterious 'unfinished obelisk' at Aswan. We discuss how even Ramses's vast resources had limits—logistical failures, shifting priorities, and the practical realities of New Kingdom construction. Learn about the workers who walked away mid-carving, the quarry marks that reveal hasty changes, and what these remnants tell us about the cracks in Ramses's divine…
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