On Elephantine Island, thousands of years of history sit in one place from prehistory and the dynastic world to the Greco-Roman and Islamic periods. Sacred to Khnum and set on Egypt’s southern frontier, this island was both a religious center and a strategic hub for trade and defense. Scattered across the site are massive granite blocks and unfinished stonework that echo the megalithic precision of Ancient Egypt from other Old Kingdom sites. And even now, Elephantine remains an active archaeolog