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depicted figures closely resemble modern- day military aircraft, and one has an uncan- ny similarity to the Apache attack heli- copter. From what we can gather, the Egyptian Government authorities have no comment on the claims. According to several reports, access to this area of the temple site has been cut off to visitors. Modern aeroplanes, a helicopter, maybe an airship and a shuttle in Egyptian art? An ancient Jane's aviation catalogue? A small model of a glider, estimated to be at least 4,000 years old, was found in 1898 in a tomb at Saqqara, and is now in the Cairo Museum. Its body is just over six inches long, and wingspan just over seven inches. Made of lightweight sycamore wood, the model reportedly could glide a short distance when thrown by hand. Other model aircraft have been found in Egypt (dating to the third or fourth cen- turies BC) as well as in South America. (Sources: Various, inc. Ancient Skies Nov-Dec 1994. To check developments, we suggest you start at the following web site: http://www. in-search-of.com/frames/hamil- ton/ancientaircraft_nf. shtml) In 1989, psychologist Dr Ruth Hover travelled to the temples and pyramids of Egypt. In the temple at Abydos, which supposedly dates to the time of Seti I, she photographed a beam where an overlaying panel bearing Egyptian heiroglyphs had crumbled and fallen away, revealing an older panel beneath it. The beam is set up high between two huge columns, about 20 feet off the floor by some estimates. This older panel (below) contains carv- ings which many consider not to be of typi- cal Egyptian style or origin. Many of the NEXUS +67 ANCIENT AVIATION? AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 1997