Egypt
- Sudan Arrests 12 Trying To Smuggle Mummies
Reuters Africa Sudanese authorities have arrested 12 people accused of smuggling ancient antiquities including two entire mummies, a state news agency said on Saturday. "The police authorities in Nile state have thwarted an attempt to smuggle ancient...
- Weekly Websites
Nubian Rock Art Virtual Archive http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/en/research/projects/DEPT1_Kleinitz-RockArt "This online research archive is dedicated to the rock art of the Nile valley. Initially, it presents high resolution digital photographs, as well...
- More Re Sudan Rescue Archaeology
"Archaeology teams in Sudan are working against the clock to rescue an entire swathe of Nile Valley heritage from the rising waters of a Chinese-built dam. The Merowe dam is a controversial hydro-electric project - one of the largest in Africa - being...
- Important Rescue Archaeology In The Sudan
http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article20843"Sudan’s archaeology is finally stepping out of Egypt’s shadow as teams work against the clock to rescue an entire swathe of Nile Valley heritage from the rising waters of a Chinese-built dam. 'The...
- Flooding Nubia - Again
http://tinyurl.com/c3plm (The Telegraph) An article highlighting the potential loss of irreplaceable archaeological riches in the Sudan: "In a highly controversial move, the Sudanese government is planning to flood a vast stretch of the southern Nile...
Egypt
Dangers posed by Chinese-funded projects in Africa
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/14/asia/AS-GEN-China-Africa.php
"Chinese-funded dams and other projects potentially threaten Africa's environment and local populations, an environmental group said Monday, urging Beijing to avoid similar mistakes made by Western donors.
Civic groups need to be engaged over projects such as the Merowe dam in Sudan, which is forcing 70,000 people from their homes in the Nile Valley into the Nubian desert, the U.S.-based International Rivers Network said in a statement."
Civic groups need to be engaged over projects such as the Merowe dam in Sudan, which is forcing 70,000 people from their homes in the Nile Valley into the Nubian desert, the U.S.-based International Rivers Network said in a statement."
Anyone who followed my Weekly Website links to Nubian archaeology sites will know that the Merowe Dam is also going to drown considerable areas of archaeological value.
See the above page for more information.
- Sudan Arrests 12 Trying To Smuggle Mummies
Reuters Africa Sudanese authorities have arrested 12 people accused of smuggling ancient antiquities including two entire mummies, a state news agency said on Saturday. "The police authorities in Nile state have thwarted an attempt to smuggle ancient...
- Weekly Websites
Nubian Rock Art Virtual Archive http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/en/research/projects/DEPT1_Kleinitz-RockArt "This online research archive is dedicated to the rock art of the Nile valley. Initially, it presents high resolution digital photographs, as well...
- More Re Sudan Rescue Archaeology
"Archaeology teams in Sudan are working against the clock to rescue an entire swathe of Nile Valley heritage from the rising waters of a Chinese-built dam. The Merowe dam is a controversial hydro-electric project - one of the largest in Africa - being...
- Important Rescue Archaeology In The Sudan
http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article20843"Sudan’s archaeology is finally stepping out of Egypt’s shadow as teams work against the clock to rescue an entire swathe of Nile Valley heritage from the rising waters of a Chinese-built dam. 'The...
- Flooding Nubia - Again
http://tinyurl.com/c3plm (The Telegraph) An article highlighting the potential loss of irreplaceable archaeological riches in the Sudan: "In a highly controversial move, the Sudanese government is planning to flood a vast stretch of the southern Nile...