Buried as it is, Abydus, even under its mounds, is a place of profound historical interest. At a time so remote that it precedes all written record of Egyptian story, there existed a little way to the northward of this site a city called Teni. We know not to what aboriginal community of prehistoric Egypt this city belonged ; but here, presumedly, the men of Kem built their first Temple, evolved their first notions of art, and groped their way to an alphabet which in its origin was probably a mere picture-writing.” Visit one of the most ancient places in Egypt with Amelia and see the foundations and ruins of the country’s oldest temples. Here you will reflect upon the origins of ancient Egypt and civilization.