Egypt
Geological Development of the Nile
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/688/eg2.htm
Rushdi Said is something of a personal hero of mine - a geologist who has spent a considerable amount of time writing about the Nile's development since its first creation. This knowledge is central to an understanding of prehistoric contexts and how the behaviour of the river at different times influenced daily life in historical Egypt. This Al Ahram weekly article is an interview with Rushdi Said, and offers a summarised description of the Nile's development.
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Online Interview With Fred Wendorf
The Archaeology Channel Dr. Fred Wendorf came of age and began his career during a formative period in American archaeology. But after leaving his permanent mark on the development of archaeology in the American Southwest and the United States, he essentially...
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Development: Luxor's Corniche
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Luxor, the City of Palaces, counts among the world's greatest open-air museum. If offers awe-inspiring monuments alongside more homely pleasures, riding a horse-drawn caleche along the Corniche, sailing a felucca across...
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Audio Interview With Fred Wendorf
The Archaeology Channel We are pleased to present an audio interview with Dr. Fred Wendorf, a principal figure in the history of American archaeology and for decades the leading researcher in the prehistory of northeastern Africa. This interview, titled...
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An African Kingdom On The Nile
There are two articles by Jill Kamil, on the Al Ahram Weekly website this week, about Nubia: http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/798/he1.htm"In a lecture at the Canadian Institute of Archaeology in Cairo last month, Krzys Grzymski of the Royal Ontario Museum...
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More On Live Excavation, Bahariya
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/721/eg10.htm
The excavation of burials of middle ranking officials and professional people were excavated live on Channel 5, by Zahi Hawass. Bahariya, the nearest of the northern oases to the Nile, was the home of wine...
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