Egypt
The Daily News, Egypt (Guillaume Lavallee)
- Former Swiss Wine Grower Uncovers Sudan's Ancient Roots
Google / AFP Charles Bonnet, the 76-year-old doyen of Sudan archaeologists who helped rewrite an ancient chapter of Africa's largest country, has come a long way from the Swiss vineyards he harvested as a youth. "As a young person, I was a wine grower....
- Discoveries In Sudan Reveal Economic Organization
University of Chicago Chronicle (William Harms) I can see nothing in this article that hasn't been mentioned in the previous plethora of articles on the subject, but it might be of interest to the newest visitors to the blog. See the above page for...
- More Re Recent Discoveries Re Economic Organization Of Kush
The University of Chicago Chronicle (William Harms) Archaeologists from the Oriental Institute have discovered a gold-processing center along the middle Nile in the Sudan, an installation that produced the precious metal sometime between 2000 and 1500...
- New Gold Processing Centre On Middle Nile
Archaeologists Discover Gold Processing Center On The Nile Archaeologists from the University of Chicago have discovered a gold processing center along the middle Nile, an installation that produced the precious metal sometime between 2000 and 1500 B.C....
- 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...
Egypt
Sudan gold miners vie with archaeologists
The Daily News, Egypt (Guillaume Lavallee)
Dust-covered miners criss-cross Sudan's Nubian desert, absorbed by the drone of the pan-shaped metal detectors with which they scour the ground in search of gold.
The desert, about 500 kilometers (310 miles) northeast of Khartoum, draws thousands of fortune seekers, some of whom have arrived in their 4X4 vehicles and set up tents equipped with water barrels and enough food for weeks.
But it is also home to ancient relics from the Nubian kingdom, one of the earliest civilizations in the Nile valley, and archaeologists and officials fear that a crucial part of Sudan's heritage is being effaced as the miners pillage or accidentally damage the sites.
- Former Swiss Wine Grower Uncovers Sudan's Ancient Roots
Google / AFP Charles Bonnet, the 76-year-old doyen of Sudan archaeologists who helped rewrite an ancient chapter of Africa's largest country, has come a long way from the Swiss vineyards he harvested as a youth. "As a young person, I was a wine grower....
- Discoveries In Sudan Reveal Economic Organization
University of Chicago Chronicle (William Harms) I can see nothing in this article that hasn't been mentioned in the previous plethora of articles on the subject, but it might be of interest to the newest visitors to the blog. See the above page for...
- More Re Recent Discoveries Re Economic Organization Of Kush
The University of Chicago Chronicle (William Harms) Archaeologists from the Oriental Institute have discovered a gold-processing center along the middle Nile in the Sudan, an installation that produced the precious metal sometime between 2000 and 1500...
- New Gold Processing Centre On Middle Nile
Archaeologists Discover Gold Processing Center On The Nile Archaeologists from the University of Chicago have discovered a gold processing center along the middle Nile, an installation that produced the precious metal sometime between 2000 and 1500 B.C....
- 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...