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The Findings of a Swiss Archaeological Team in Northern Sudan
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The Swiss archaeologist Charles Bonnet spent many years exploring the remains of Nubian civilization in northern Sudan, focusing particular attention on the site of Kerma, the capital of the Nubians, and finding evidence of the existence of a genuine civilization in the region.
The rare discovery of the black pharaohs on the site "Doukki Gel" is considered to be the culmination of the work of Charles Bonnet and the Swiss team: Their findings provided new and precious information about Nubian civilization during the era of Kerma Kingdom, and some aspects of the relationship that existed between the Egyptian pharaohs and Nubian kings in northern Sudan.
- 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....
- Kerma - Mission Archéologique Suisse Au Soudan
Kerma.ch Thanks again to AWOL for the link above for updates to the Kerma.ch project. In the list of publications on the site many are in PDF format. Here's the site's summary of the project. Still today, Nubia is synonymous with a mysterious...
- Mission Archeologique Suisse Au Soudan
Kerma (French) Kerma (English) Thanks to Philippe Marti for sending me the above link for the new website of the Swiss Archaeological Mission in Sudan. It is available in French and English. This is a very professionally designed website with some excellent...
- Book Review: The Nubian Pharaohs
Bryn Mawr Classical Review Charles Bonnet, Dominique Valbelle, The Nubian Pharaohs: Black Kings of the Nile. Translated by Deke Dusinberre. Cairo and New York: The American University in Cairo Press, 2006. Reviewed by Anthony Spalinger, University...
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Los Angeles Times (Edmund Sanders) First, southern Sudan erupted in a 20-year civil war, followed by the east and, most recently, the western region of Darfur. Now many fear that Sudan's northern territory of Nubia will be the next to explode over...