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Tag Archives: Nubia
Hunting with stone lines: The ancient game traps in Egypt and Nubia
There is still a lot of important archaeology to be found in Upper Egypt and Lower Nubia. One group of archaeological sites is hunting features, in particular the extremely widespread ancient game traps along no less than a 400 km … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Egypt, Archaeology, New projects, New publications
Tagged Ancient Egypt, Cultural heritage, hunting, Nubia
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Online papers on rock art at Gharb Aswan (West Aswan)
Over the last few years Gharb Aswan, at the west bank of the Nile just opposite Aswan city, has emerged as an important rock art location. This is due to new surveys by the QuarryScapes project and the Aswan-Kom Ombo … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Egypt, Archaeology, Rock art
Tagged Ancient Egypt, Aswan, Gharb Aswan, Nubia, rock art
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Ancient quarries and other archaeology at Gharb Aswan, Egypt
The region around the old border- and trading town of Aswan in Upper Egypt features one of the world’s most prominent ancient quarry landscapes. It covers an area of some 100 square kilometres on both banks of the Nile from … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Egypt, Archaeology, Old quarries, Rock art
Tagged Aswan, Gharb Aswan, grinding stone, Nubia, quarry, rock art
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New publications 2009-2010
Though published some months ago, I would like to briefly present four of my most recent publications. Two derives from the EU QuarryScapes project, two from a conference last year in Trondheim about new research at Nidaros Cathedral.
