Author:
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 468
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Archives from Elephantine
Author:
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
A Description of the First Or Aswan Cataract of the Nile
Author: Egypt. Maṣlaḥat al-Misāḥah
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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Nature
Author: Sir Norman Lockyer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 562
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The Geographical Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
Includes the Proceedings of the Royal geographical society, formerly pub. separately.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
Includes the Proceedings of the Royal geographical society, formerly pub. separately.
The Nile
Author: Toby Wilkinson
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408839938
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
From Herodotus's day to the present political upheavals, the steady flow of the Nile has been Egypt's heartbeat. It has shaped its geography, controlled its economy and moulded its civilisation. The same stretch of water which conveyed Pharaonic battleships, Ptolemaic grain ships, Roman troop-carriers and Victorian steamers today carries modern-day tourists past bankside settlements in which rural life – fishing, farming, flooding – continues much as it has for millennia. At this most critical juncture in the country's history, foremost Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson takes us on a journey up the Nile, north from Lake Victoria, from Cataract to Cataract, past the Aswan Dam, to the delta. The country is a palimpsest, every age has left its trace: as we pass the Nilometer on the island of Elephantine which since the days of the Pharaohs has measured the height of Nile floodwaters to predict the following season's agricultural yield and set the parameters for the entire Egyptian economy, the wonders of Giza which bear the scars of assault by nineteenth-century archaeologists and the modern-day unbridled urban expansion of Cairo – and in Egypt's earliest art (prehistoric images of fish-traps carved into cliffs) and the Arab Spring (fought on the bridges of Cairo) – the Nile is our guide to understanding the past and present of this unique, chaotic, vital, conservative yet rapidly changing land.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408839938
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
From Herodotus's day to the present political upheavals, the steady flow of the Nile has been Egypt's heartbeat. It has shaped its geography, controlled its economy and moulded its civilisation. The same stretch of water which conveyed Pharaonic battleships, Ptolemaic grain ships, Roman troop-carriers and Victorian steamers today carries modern-day tourists past bankside settlements in which rural life – fishing, farming, flooding – continues much as it has for millennia. At this most critical juncture in the country's history, foremost Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson takes us on a journey up the Nile, north from Lake Victoria, from Cataract to Cataract, past the Aswan Dam, to the delta. The country is a palimpsest, every age has left its trace: as we pass the Nilometer on the island of Elephantine which since the days of the Pharaohs has measured the height of Nile floodwaters to predict the following season's agricultural yield and set the parameters for the entire Egyptian economy, the wonders of Giza which bear the scars of assault by nineteenth-century archaeologists and the modern-day unbridled urban expansion of Cairo – and in Egypt's earliest art (prehistoric images of fish-traps carved into cliffs) and the Arab Spring (fought on the bridges of Cairo) – the Nile is our guide to understanding the past and present of this unique, chaotic, vital, conservative yet rapidly changing land.
Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York
Author: American Geographical Society of New York
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 852
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The Geology of Egypt
Author: El-Baz
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900461642X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900461642X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
A Description of the First Or Aswan Cataract of the Nile (Classic Reprint)
Author: John Ball
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780282644543
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Excerpt from A Description of the First or Aswan Cataract of the Nile Abundant as is the material, any attempt at a connected history of the Cataract district is beyond the scope of this memoir. The principal historical facts will however be briefly referred to in de scribing the topographical features with which they are associated, and the reader who desires further details should refer to the historical works, of which a list will be found on pp. 15 - 20. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780282644543
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Excerpt from A Description of the First or Aswan Cataract of the Nile Abundant as is the material, any attempt at a connected history of the Cataract district is beyond the scope of this memoir. The principal historical facts will however be briefly referred to in de scribing the topographical features with which they are associated, and the reader who desires further details should refer to the historical works, of which a list will be found on pp. 15 - 20. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries
Author: A. Lucas
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486144941
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Describes ancient Egypt's vast resources and the processes that incorporated them in daily life, including animal products, building materials, cosmetics, perfumes and incense, fibers, glazed ware, glass, mummification materials, and more.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486144941
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Describes ancient Egypt's vast resources and the processes that incorporated them in daily life, including animal products, building materials, cosmetics, perfumes and incense, fibers, glazed ware, glass, mummification materials, and more.
Bulletin of the American Geographical Society
Author: American Geographical Society of New York
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description