Category Archives: Rock art

The Late Palaeolithic rock art in Wadi Abu Subeira (Egypt)

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Per Storemyr

A few years ago Egypt’s third Late Palaeolithic rock art site was discovered by SCA in Wadi Abu Subeira, 12 km north of Aswan on the east bank of the Nile. Since then SCA has continued survey and found several … Continue reading →

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Ancient quarries and other archaeology at Gharb Aswan, Egypt

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Per Storemyr

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 →