Present-day settlement in the desert

 Donkeys are commonly used to pull carts

Deir el-Madina is an ancient Egyptian village which was home to laborers who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the New Kingdom period.

At its peak, the community contained around 68 houses spread over at total area of 5,600 sq m. with a narrow road running the length of the village.

The entrance to a remarkably well-preserved tomb of a worker which we visited, but couldn’t take any pictures of. We also went into the Tomb of Sennedjem.

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