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Book Synopsis The Great Oasis of Egypt by : Roger S. Bagnall
Download or read book The Great Oasis of Egypt written by Roger S. Bagnall and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-18 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the history and archaeology of two oases, remote but closely tied to the Nile valley for thousands of years.
Book Synopsis The oases of Egypt by : Ahmed Fakhry
Download or read book The oases of Egypt written by Ahmed Fakhry and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Oases of Egypt by : Ahmed Fakhry
Download or read book The Oases of Egypt written by Ahmed Fakhry and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1. The oasis of Siwa was famed in antiquity for its Oracle of Amun, consulted by Alexander the Great. Today, Siwa is known for its fine dates and its unique way of life. In this already classic work, renowned archaeologist Ahmed Fakhry reviews Siwa's past and present. Beginning with a survey of the deserts and oases of Egypt, the book moves on to look at contemporary life in Siwa, then traces its history from palaeolithic times to the present, and concludes with a documentation of the antiquities of the oasis. Volume 2. The Bahariya Oasis is the northernmost oasis of Egypt. This oasis has a particular historical significance as it was an important transit point for the Caravan tracks and the Nile Valley. This is besides being the theatre of great and important archeological finds in modern times.
Book Synopsis Secrets of the Sands by : Harry Thurston
Download or read book Secrets of the Sands written by Harry Thurston and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-18 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a part of Egypt so parched that decades might pass between rainstorms, amid a sea of sand, is a green island—Dakhleh, the “everlasting oasis”—that may contain the whole of human history. In this extraordinary book, an acclaimed science writer and journalist follows an international team of archaeologists as they unlock the secrets of nearly half a million years. Using high-tech methods, these scientists have made stunning finds, including indications that Dakhleh may have been the cradle of the Nile civilization that gave rise to the pharaohs and the pyramids. They have unearthed a perfect Old Kingdom town, with palaces and temples from the Golden Age, huge caches of mummies and papyri, and the world's two oldest books, and have located an entire Roman city—a Pompeii in the middle of the desert. Blending elements of adventure narrative, travelogue, and scientific mystery, Secrets of the Sands also traces on a grand historical scale the story of how humans have interacted with the changing environment, laying bare a parable with relevance to us all about the fragile balance between humankind and our world.
Download or read book The Oases written by Alberto Siliotti and published by Egypt Pocket Guides. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide which describes the human history, cultural traditions, natural landscapes, and flora and fauna of Egypt's six oases in the Western Desert: Fayoum, Bahariya, Farafra, Dakhla, Kharga, and Siwa.
Download or read book An Oasis City written by Roger S. Bagnall and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scattered through the vast expanse of stone and sand that makes up Egypt’s Western Desert are several oases. These islands of green in the midst of the Sahara owe their existence to springs and wells drawing on ancient aquifers. In antiquity, as today, they supported agricultural communities, going back to Neolithic times but expanding greatly in the millennium from the Saite pharaohs to the Roman emperors. New technologies of irrigation and transportation made the oases integral parts of an imperial economy. Amheida, ancient Trimithis, was one of those oasis communities. Located in the western part of the Dakhla Oasis, it was an important regional center, reaching a peak in the Roman period before being abandoned. Over the past decade, excavations at this well-preserved site have revealed its urban layout and brought to light houses, streets, a bath, a school, and a church. The only standing brick pyramid of the Roman period in Egypt has been restored. Wall-paintings, temple reliefs, pottery, and texts all contribute to give a lively sense of its political, religious, economic, and cultural life. This book presents these aspects of the city’s existence and its close ties to the Nile valley, by way of long desert roads, in an accessible and richly illustrated fashion.
Book Synopsis An Egyptian Oasis by : Hugh John Llewellyn Beadnell
Download or read book An Egyptian Oasis written by Hugh John Llewellyn Beadnell and published by London : J. Murray. This book was released on 1909 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Oases of Egypt: Baḥrīyah and Farafra oases by : Ahmed Fakhry
Download or read book The Oases of Egypt: Baḥrīyah and Farafra oases written by Ahmed Fakhry and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Siwa written by Margaret M. Vale and published by American University in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Siwa is a remote oasis deep in the heart of the Egyptian desert near the border with Libya. Until an asphalt road was built to the Mediterranean coast in the 1980s, its only links to the outside world were by arduous camel tracks. As a result of this isolation, Siwa developed a unique culture manifested in its crafts of basketry, pottery, and embroidery and in its styles of costume and silverwork. The most visible and celebrated example of this was the silver jewelery that was worn by women in abundance at weddings and other ceremonies. Based on conversations with women and men in the oasis and with reference to old texts, this book describes the jewelery and costume at this highpoint of Siwan culture against the backdrop of its date gardens and springs, social life, and dramatic history. It places the women's jewelery, costume, and embroidery into social perspective, and describes how they were used in ceremonies and everyday life and how they were related to their beliefs and attitudes to the world. The book also describes how, in the second half of the twentieth century, the arrival of the road and of television brought drastic change, and the oasis was exposed to the styles and fashions of the outside world and how the traditional silver ornaments were gradually replaced by gold.
Book Synopsis “A” Journey To Two Of The Oases Of Upper Egypt by : Sir Archibald Edmonstone
Download or read book “A” Journey To Two Of The Oases Of Upper Egypt written by Sir Archibald Edmonstone and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Oases of Egypt by : Ahmed Fakhry
Download or read book The Oases of Egypt written by Ahmed Fakhry and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Island of the Blessed by : Harry Thurston
Download or read book Island of the Blessed written by Harry Thurston and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canadians leading an archaeological dig in Egypt’s Western Desert are at the forefront of an amazing scientific detective story as they uncover 400,000 years of human history and examine the fragile balance between humankind and our environment. Award-winning author and journalist Harry Thurston combines elements of adventure travelogue, scientific detective story, and environmental chronicle to offer a uniquely modern, ecological perspective on the story of humanity, entwining it with a fascinating portrait of Egypt from prehistory, through ancient times, to the present. Island of the Blessed follows the footsteps of a Canadian-led international team of archaeologists as they penetrate the Sahara to unlock the secrets of Egypt’s “everlasting oasis” -- Dakhleh. This fertile island in a sea of sand has been home to humans for almost half a million years. Archaeologists are using high-tech methods to decipher humankind’s prehistory and have unearthed a perfect Old Kingdom town, replete with palaces and temples from the Golden Age of ancient Egypt, a stunning cache of mummies, a Roman-era archive of 10,000 papyri, and the world’s two oldest books. As well, they are excavating an entire Roman city -- a “desert Pompeii” buried by the inexorable march of the Sahara. What we can learn from Dakhleh is nothing less than the whole history of our species and its ambivalent relationship with our planet. Island of the Blessed is that rare book about the past that sheds light upon the present day.
Book Synopsis The Lost Oases by : Ahmed Mohammed Hassanein
Download or read book The Lost Oases written by Ahmed Mohammed Hassanein and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Egypt and the Desert by : John Coleman Darnell
Download or read book Egypt and the Desert written by John Coleman Darnell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-10 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deserts, the Red Land, bracket the narrow strip of alluvial Black Land that borders the Nile. Networks of desert roads ascended to the high desert from the Nile Valley, providing access to the mineral wealth and Red Sea ports of the Eastern Desert, the oasis depressions and trade networks of the Western Desert. A historical perspective from the Predynastic through the Roman Periods highlights how developments in the Nile Valley altered the Egyptian administration and exploitation of the deserts. For the ancient Egyptians, the deserts were a living landscape, and at numerous points along the desert roads, the ancient Egyptians employed rock art and rock inscriptions to create and mark places. Such sites provide considerable evidence for the origin of writing in northeast Africa, the religious significance of the desert and expressions of personal piety, and the development of the early alphabet.
Book Synopsis Visit to the Great Oasis of the Libyan Desert by : George Alexander Hoskins
Download or read book Visit to the Great Oasis of the Libyan Desert written by George Alexander Hoskins and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Journey to Two of the Oases of Upper Egypt by : Sir Archibald Edmonstone
Download or read book A Journey to Two of the Oases of Upper Egypt written by Sir Archibald Edmonstone and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Journey to Two of the Oases of Upper Egypt, by Sir Archibald Edmonstone, Bart by : Archibald Edmonstone
Download or read book A Journey to Two of the Oases of Upper Egypt, by Sir Archibald Edmonstone, Bart written by Archibald Edmonstone and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
