WADI AL-HITAN: VALLEY OF THE WHALES

Fossil Whale Skeleton, Wadi Al-HitanEgypt’s Eocene limestones captivate geologists and paleontologists from around the world. These pale, fossil-rich rocks hold the story of an ancient sea and the remarkable creatures that once swam through it.Modern fieldwork in the Fayum Depression, Wadi Al-Hitan — the Valley of the Whales — and the outcrops near Giza and Cairo is revealing how the