Tag Archives: Ancient Egypt

For those who didn’t really get the Levallois technique

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Per Storemyr

  I didn’t make this fine animation, it is the work of José-Manuel Benito Álvarez, check at Wikimedia Commons and at Wikipedia. But I did take the photo, before, I have to admit, I really got it. You see, I’m … Continue reading →

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Mickey Mouse in rock art at Gharb Aswan (Egypt): Was he fond of sound?

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Per Storemyr

Though Prehistoric rock art certainly had a meaning, its implications usually remain mysterious for us moderns. But sometimes the rock art conveys funny things to speculate on. What about big-eared Mickey Mouse at Gharb Aswan in Upper Egypt: Was he … Continue reading →

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Hunting with stone lines: The ancient game traps in Egypt and Nubia

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Per Storemyr

See updates and a new paper on game drives in a new post (2022): https://per-storemyr.net/2022/03/19/new-paper-in-new-book-the-ancient-game-traps-across-lower-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, … Continue reading →

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New York Times: “Egypt or Central Park: Where Does an Ancient Obelisk Belong?”

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Per Storemyr

The issue of bringing Central Park’s Cleopatra’s Needle back to Egypt is still in the media. See this recent video from New York Times on the weathering of the New Kingdom obelisk: …and check out these blog posts of mine … Continue reading →

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A Google Map of the Northern Faiyum Desert

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Per Storemyr

A little while ago I posted about the Egyptian Petition to save the marvellous landscape in the Northern Faiyum from destruction by massive tourist and other development. Since then the campaign NO PORTO FAYOUM is putting increasing pressure on developers … Continue reading →

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Egyptian petition: Stop destruction of Lake Qarun Protected Area in the Faiyum!

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Per Storemyr

For all interested in landscape conservation: Please sign the Egyptian petition on stopping the destruction of a truly spectacular, protected landscape in the Northern Faiyum! The Northern Faiyum has it all: Splendid landscape, fantastic fossils, a unique cultural heritage back … Continue reading →

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The Late Palaeolithic rock art at Qurta, Egypt: Field season 2011

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Per Storemyr

It is a miracle that Egypt’s Late Palaeolithic rock art has survived for at least 15.000 years – and especially for the last 50 years of intensive modern development in the country. At Qurta by Kom Ombo, for example, the … Continue reading →

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Ny artikkel om gamle steinbrudd i Egypt

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Per Storemyr

(For Norwegian readers) Norsk Egyptologisk Selskap startet i 2010 sin egen bulletin med artikler og nyhetsstoff om Egypt. For det andre nummeret (vår 2011) har jeg sammen med Tom Heldal skrevet en liten artikkel om bevaring av landets gamle steinbrudd. … Continue reading →

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Online papers on rock art at Gharb Aswan (West Aswan)

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Per Storemyr

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 →

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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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