Egypt
N.B. - this is still something of a work in progress, with one or two of key references lacking either their date or title - these missing bits will be updated shortly. Anyone who has any references to add (or have an inclination to complete some of my gaps), please do email me - additions will be most welcome.
Egypt is generally described in the general context of north east Africa, and it is quite clear that climatic and environmental conditions were not straightforwardly homogenous throughout the region. As you will see if you look at the list, the references are not exclusively for the Eastern Sahara - some are for the western zones, and some refer to sub-Saharan regions. Still others refer to global climate change projects. I haven't had time to sort the list into geographical areas, but most of the titles are clear enough.
I will update the page with a new date every time I add new references, so that it is clear when new references have been added, or existing gaps completed.
- "egyptology Resources" Website Is Moving Home
From Nigel Strudwick: Egyptology Resources is changing server! This site is now moving to a new server at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. References to Egyptology Resources at should now be changed to http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/er/ References...
- More Re Out Of Africa Via Wet Sahara
Science Now (Michael Balter) Modern humans arose in sub-Saharan Africa as early as 200,000 years ago, but our species did not venture beyond Africa until at least 80,000 years later. Just why they took so long to travel north is not clear, but many researchers...
- Cattle Nomads In The Prehistoric Sahara
Some sadly brief pieces about the excellent work carried out by Dr Kropelin and his colleagues in the eastern Sahara, including the Gilf Kebir. There's a bit more on the above page, but not much. http://tinyurl.com/el7et (latimes.com) "A 3,200-year...
- Saharan Prehistory
It's a very slow news day today, so I've dropped this post into the blog for anyone interested in Egyptian/Saharan prehistory and early/mid Holocene climate. Whilst hunting around for an article on the website of the Polish Academy of Sciences,...
- Ancient Egyptian Language Website - New Pages
http://www.rostau.org.uk/AEgyptian-L/reference/GrammarRefDb/Introduction.html A new resource on the excellent AEL website has been announced. It consists of a tabulated index of textual references appearing in popular grammars, with particular references...
Egypt
Saharan Prehistoric Climate - Bibliography
http://www.egypt.cd2.com/html/prehistoric_climate_.html
I promised some time ago that I would post a bibliography for the climate during the Late Quaternary and Early to Mid Holocene in the Eastern Sahara. So, in response to a number of people who have asked me to provide references for ancient climate resources, I've assembled a list of references, both online and offline, that might come in handy for anyone hoping to get to grips with the subject. I've posted it on my portal page at the above address, from where it can also be downloaded as a Word file (19 pages of A4).
N.B. - this is still something of a work in progress, with one or two of key references lacking either their date or title - these missing bits will be updated shortly. Anyone who has any references to add (or have an inclination to complete some of my gaps), please do email me - additions will be most welcome.
Egypt is generally described in the general context of north east Africa, and it is quite clear that climatic and environmental conditions were not straightforwardly homogenous throughout the region. As you will see if you look at the list, the references are not exclusively for the Eastern Sahara - some are for the western zones, and some refer to sub-Saharan regions. Still others refer to global climate change projects. I haven't had time to sort the list into geographical areas, but most of the titles are clear enough.
I will update the page with a new date every time I add new references, so that it is clear when new references have been added, or existing gaps completed.
- "egyptology Resources" Website Is Moving Home
From Nigel Strudwick: Egyptology Resources is changing server! This site is now moving to a new server at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. References to Egyptology Resources at should now be changed to http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/er/ References...
- More Re Out Of Africa Via Wet Sahara
Science Now (Michael Balter) Modern humans arose in sub-Saharan Africa as early as 200,000 years ago, but our species did not venture beyond Africa until at least 80,000 years later. Just why they took so long to travel north is not clear, but many researchers...
- Cattle Nomads In The Prehistoric Sahara
Some sadly brief pieces about the excellent work carried out by Dr Kropelin and his colleagues in the eastern Sahara, including the Gilf Kebir. There's a bit more on the above page, but not much. http://tinyurl.com/el7et (latimes.com) "A 3,200-year...
- Saharan Prehistory
It's a very slow news day today, so I've dropped this post into the blog for anyone interested in Egyptian/Saharan prehistory and early/mid Holocene climate. Whilst hunting around for an article on the website of the Polish Academy of Sciences,...
- Ancient Egyptian Language Website - New Pages
http://www.rostau.org.uk/AEgyptian-L/reference/GrammarRefDb/Introduction.html A new resource on the excellent AEL website has been announced. It consists of a tabulated index of textual references appearing in popular grammars, with particular references...