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a busy market in Egypt, with many vendors carrying baskets of dates on their heads
October 10, 2020

Saqqara Market

Merchants at a market in Saqqara, Egypt, carry trays of dates on their heads. Saqqara is home to an ancient burial ground that dates all the way back to the Bronze Age.
Photograph by Kenneth Garrett, Nat Geo Image Collection

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