Egypt
- Rock Carvings Found Near Nile, Sudan
Live Science (Owen Jarus) An archaeological team in the Bayuda Desert in northern Sudan has discovered dozens of new rock art drawings, some of which were etched more than 5,000 years ago and reveal scenes that scientists can't explain. The team discovered...
- The Tassili N’ajjer [algeria] : Birthplace Of Ancient Egypt ?
Journal 3 (Philip Coppens) In spite of its somewhat sensationalist title, this piece is a good summary of the speculation that has followed research into the rock art of Tassili n'Ajjer, and its connection with other areas - particularly Egypt. There...
- Studies Of Rock Art In Dakhleh Oasis
Nauka w Polsce "The creators of rock drawings in Dakhla were shepherds. They lived about 8 – 5,000 years ago” – said Prof. Michał Kobusiewicz from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology at the Polish Academy of Sciences, who is studying the...
- Mummified Bird Examined
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2006/11/20/news/doc45614a6553ce3530112911.txtThe University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital has been examining the contents of mummy wrappings on behalf of Spurlock Museum, at the request of the museum's...
- Book: Ancient Egypts - Foundations Of A Civilization
www.personed.co.uk The following brief notes do not comprise a review of the above book by Douglas J. Brewer, because I only found it in the Waterstones bookshop around the corner from UCL yesterday, and haven't done more than skim it, so this is...
Egypt
An Oasis of Art in the Egyptian Desert
http://www.las.uiuc.edu/news/2006fall/06oct_rockart.html
This important item dates back to the 21st September, so thanks to Kat for finding it and bringing it to my attention: "When Douglas Brewer ventured deep into the Egyptian desert this year, he expected to find possibly 100 examples of 'rock art'—evidence of ancient civilization. What he actually found were well over 1,000 examples—a treasure trove of rock art.
The desert art, which was pecked or sometimes incised into large rock faces, depicted elephants, ostriches, giraffes, and many hunting scenes. But perhaps strangest of all was the abundance of boats depicted in the art. After all, this area was far from any body of water, says Brewer, a University of Illinois professor of archaeology and director of the Spurlock Museum in Urbana.
According to Brewer, this find may have raised more questions than it answered. . . . Brewer says the desert people of ancient Egypt lived in the shadow of the great culture that developed in the famed Nile Valley. . . . Even today many people do not believe a complex culture existed in the eastern desert of ancient Egypt. But evidence of rock art could shatter this image, especially if the art depicts domesticated animals and crops—as was the case with the rock art discovered by the Illinois team."
The desert art, which was pecked or sometimes incised into large rock faces, depicted elephants, ostriches, giraffes, and many hunting scenes. But perhaps strangest of all was the abundance of boats depicted in the art. After all, this area was far from any body of water, says Brewer, a University of Illinois professor of archaeology and director of the Spurlock Museum in Urbana.
According to Brewer, this find may have raised more questions than it answered. . . . Brewer says the desert people of ancient Egypt lived in the shadow of the great culture that developed in the famed Nile Valley. . . . Even today many people do not believe a complex culture existed in the eastern desert of ancient Egypt. But evidence of rock art could shatter this image, especially if the art depicts domesticated animals and crops—as was the case with the rock art discovered by the Illinois team."
Please see the above article for full details.
- Rock Carvings Found Near Nile, Sudan
Live Science (Owen Jarus) An archaeological team in the Bayuda Desert in northern Sudan has discovered dozens of new rock art drawings, some of which were etched more than 5,000 years ago and reveal scenes that scientists can't explain. The team discovered...
- The Tassili N’ajjer [algeria] : Birthplace Of Ancient Egypt ?
Journal 3 (Philip Coppens) In spite of its somewhat sensationalist title, this piece is a good summary of the speculation that has followed research into the rock art of Tassili n'Ajjer, and its connection with other areas - particularly Egypt. There...
- Studies Of Rock Art In Dakhleh Oasis
Nauka w Polsce "The creators of rock drawings in Dakhla were shepherds. They lived about 8 – 5,000 years ago” – said Prof. Michał Kobusiewicz from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology at the Polish Academy of Sciences, who is studying the...
- Mummified Bird Examined
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2006/11/20/news/doc45614a6553ce3530112911.txtThe University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital has been examining the contents of mummy wrappings on behalf of Spurlock Museum, at the request of the museum's...
- Book: Ancient Egypts - Foundations Of A Civilization
www.personed.co.uk The following brief notes do not comprise a review of the above book by Douglas J. Brewer, because I only found it in the Waterstones bookshop around the corner from UCL yesterday, and haven't done more than skim it, so this is...