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Dig Diary, March 3, 2017:

We arrived in Luxor on March 1 for a short study season at the Mut Precinct – and were just in time to catch a parade celebrating youth from all Egypt’s provinces. This group is performing a traditional stick-dance called “Tahtib” that began as a martial art form and dates back to the Old Kingdom.

This gentleman is one of a group of dancers who twirl huge disks of cloth while dancing below them. Their control of this unwieldy material is awesome.

And what parade would be complete without a camel?