Egypt
A Don's Life blog, Times Online (Mary Beard)
- The Mysterious Kingdoms Of The Nile
Light Mediation Thanks to Mark Stott for the above link (in PDF format). The photos of the Meroe sites by Cyril le Tourneur d'Ison are absolutely gorgeous. Do have a look! In the words of French writer, Olivier Rolin, "More truly and mysteriously...
- Sudan's Land Of 'black Pharaohs' A Trove For Archaeologists
expatica.com There is not a tourist in sight as the sun sets over sand-swept pyramids at Meroe, but archaeologists say the Nubian Desert of northern Sudan holds mysteries to rival ancient Egypt. "There is a magic beauty about these sites that is heightened...
- 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....
- Tourism: Attractions Of Sudan
Xpress (Shatha Khalil) A photo gallery of eight pictures accompanies the article. Sudan, Africa’s largest nation, may not be a conventional place to go on holiday but it has lots to offer tourists and is untouched by the millions of visitors who explore...
- Italian Archaeologists To Join Efforts To Save Sudan's Artifacts
http://english.people.com.cn/200703/01/eng20070301_353343.html"Two top Italian archaeologists will join the international efforts to save ancient artifacts from being submerged by a dam project in Sudan, Italian news agency ANSA reported Wednesday. Twin...
Egypt
The pleasure of Sudan
A Don's Life blog, Times Online (Mary Beard)
See the above page for the full story, with a couple of good photographs.It goes without saying that Sudan has terrible problems. The plucky, "South-focussed", daily Khartoum Monitor -- which fills up spare space with Wiki articles: we're now on Part 4 of "Edmund Burke" -- published a nice editorial on New Year's day lamenting the fact that Sudan was the first African state to gain independence from British rule, but the last to enjoy it.
You find war, hunger, internal refugees living in dreadful conditions, threats (and more than threats) of terrorism and -- in Khartoum -- the beginning of the worst kinds of modernization (with Gulf and Chinese money -- thanks to the US economic boycott of the country).
It is also true that the people are extraordinarily friendly and helpful (often explicitly saying how muchK63492_m they want to meet the English), and the archaeology is tremendous.
Yesterday we went to see the find spot of one ofthe most famous statues of the emperor Augustus ever, and one I am always teaching: the so-called Meroe Head, now in the British Museum.
- The Mysterious Kingdoms Of The Nile
Light Mediation Thanks to Mark Stott for the above link (in PDF format). The photos of the Meroe sites by Cyril le Tourneur d'Ison are absolutely gorgeous. Do have a look! In the words of French writer, Olivier Rolin, "More truly and mysteriously...
- Sudan's Land Of 'black Pharaohs' A Trove For Archaeologists
expatica.com There is not a tourist in sight as the sun sets over sand-swept pyramids at Meroe, but archaeologists say the Nubian Desert of northern Sudan holds mysteries to rival ancient Egypt. "There is a magic beauty about these sites that is heightened...
- 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....
- Tourism: Attractions Of Sudan
Xpress (Shatha Khalil) A photo gallery of eight pictures accompanies the article. Sudan, Africa’s largest nation, may not be a conventional place to go on holiday but it has lots to offer tourists and is untouched by the millions of visitors who explore...
- Italian Archaeologists To Join Efforts To Save Sudan's Artifacts
http://english.people.com.cn/200703/01/eng20070301_353343.html"Two top Italian archaeologists will join the international efforts to save ancient artifacts from being submerged by a dam project in Sudan, Italian news agency ANSA reported Wednesday. Twin...