Egypt
www.archaeopress.co.uk
A couple of new publications re the Predynastic have recently been released by BAR:
Tristant, Y. - L'habitat prédynastique de la Vallee du Nil : vivre sur les rives du Nil aux Ve et IVe millenaires
Yokell, C. - Modeling Socioeconomic Evolution and Continuity in Ancient Egypt The value and limitations of zooarchaeological analyses
And for those of you interested in north African rock art, it may be worth mentioning the following (at the other side of north Africa, but the rock art tradition has many similarities through northern Africa, including places like the Gilf Kebir and the Sahara)
Searight, S. - The Prehistoric Rock Art of Morocco A study of its extension, environment and meaning
- The Signs Of Which Times?
The first afternoon of the colloquium "The Sign of Which Times? Chronological and Palaeoenvironmental Issues in the Rock Art of Northern Africa" took place yesterday, with four lectures and plenty of discussion. It is organized by The Royal Academy...
- Un Vandals Spray Graffiti On Sahara’s Prehistoric Art
Times Online (Dalya Alberge) OK, so this is all the way over the other side of the Sahara, but it makes me so cross. And it is exactly the type of problem that rock art all over the Sahara, including Egyptian rock art, is being subjected to. Just look...
- Daily Photo: Eastern Desert Rock Art
As a nod to the rock art research mentioned above at Dakhleh Oasis in the Western Desert, here are some photographs of rock art in the Eastern Desert - a very different kettle of fish! For a start, except for one known image, all of the rock art in the...
- Travel: The Gilf Kebir
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/793/tr1.htmAn article about the scenery and rock art of the Gilf Kebir: "Rock art is the oldest form of art left by the human race. While few countries are blessed with samples of such art, Egypt enjoys a handful of them....
- Origins Of Africa's Cattle
http://www.africagenome.co.za/publications/scientist.html http://www.africagenome.co.za/publications/African_Scientist_1_entire.pdf The first issue of "The African Scientist - Bringing Genomes Alive". It dates to January of this year, but I've only...
Egypt
New Predynastic Publications
www.archaeopress.co.uk
A couple of new publications re the Predynastic have recently been released by BAR:
Tristant, Y. - L'habitat prédynastique de la Vallee du Nil : vivre sur les rives du Nil aux Ve et IVe millenaires
Yokell, C. - Modeling Socioeconomic Evolution and Continuity in Ancient Egypt The value and limitations of zooarchaeological analyses
And for those of you interested in north African rock art, it may be worth mentioning the following (at the other side of north Africa, but the rock art tradition has many similarities through northern Africa, including places like the Gilf Kebir and the Sahara)
Searight, S. - The Prehistoric Rock Art of Morocco A study of its extension, environment and meaning
- The Signs Of Which Times?
The first afternoon of the colloquium "The Sign of Which Times? Chronological and Palaeoenvironmental Issues in the Rock Art of Northern Africa" took place yesterday, with four lectures and plenty of discussion. It is organized by The Royal Academy...
- Un Vandals Spray Graffiti On Sahara’s Prehistoric Art
Times Online (Dalya Alberge) OK, so this is all the way over the other side of the Sahara, but it makes me so cross. And it is exactly the type of problem that rock art all over the Sahara, including Egyptian rock art, is being subjected to. Just look...
- Daily Photo: Eastern Desert Rock Art
As a nod to the rock art research mentioned above at Dakhleh Oasis in the Western Desert, here are some photographs of rock art in the Eastern Desert - a very different kettle of fish! For a start, except for one known image, all of the rock art in the...
- Travel: The Gilf Kebir
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/793/tr1.htmAn article about the scenery and rock art of the Gilf Kebir: "Rock art is the oldest form of art left by the human race. While few countries are blessed with samples of such art, Egypt enjoys a handful of them....
- Origins Of Africa's Cattle
http://www.africagenome.co.za/publications/scientist.html http://www.africagenome.co.za/publications/African_Scientist_1_entire.pdf The first issue of "The African Scientist - Bringing Genomes Alive". It dates to January of this year, but I've only...