from the source to Aswan

The Nile: from the source to Aswan Version 1.0

These programmes on The World of Ancient Art been designed for students and the public. They use material on the web to show the wealth of information that is available. They are visual with many images and minimal i text. t The url given for each image enables users to learn more about any subject. Particular attention has been given to highlighting both the scholarly websites and the public resources of social networking sites, Wikipedia and Google Earth/Maps. The first programmes begin with the great riverine cultures of antiquity. Those on other parts of the ancient world will be phased in during 2011-2012. All programmes will be updated regularly. The World of Ancient Art (www.waa.ox.ac.uk) is being designed as a web-based collaborative research platform, initially for the School of Archaeology in the University of Oxford. When firmly established it will welcome contributions from scholars and the public. As part of CLAROS (www.clarosnet.org), the site will use emerging technologies to deliver scholarly l information in accessible formats to a global community of users. Donna Kurtz

Contents t Chronological charts and maps Source of Nile Awash River valley and early hominids Nubia: Naqa, Musawwarat es-sufra, Meroe, Napata, Dongola, Kerma, Kaddanarti, Busharia, Wadi el-arab, El Barga, Dukki Gel Wadi Haifa Desert oasis: Nabta Playa Buhen Lake Nasser Abu Simbel Philae Museums and collections

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=02&region=afe

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=03&region=afe

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=04&region=afe

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=05&region=afe t /t h/ht/? i

Chronology of Egypt http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/chronology/index.html

Map of Egypt and Nubia http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/maps/mainmap.html html

http://unimaps.com/egypt/index.html

The Nile Photo: Donna Kurtz, January 2009

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:nile-en.svg The Nile from space http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:nile_composite_nasa.jpg

Land irrigated by the Nile http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:egypt_sat.png

Blue Nile http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:blue_nile_map.png Awash River Awash River http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:awashrivermap.png

Lake Tana, source of Blue Nile Awash River valley, Lucy s findspot

Lucy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:lucy_blackbg.jpg

Lower Valley of the Awash River http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:awashrivermap.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:awash_river.jpg

Lucy s findspot

http://elucy.org/

http://middleawash.berkeley.edu/middle_awash/fossil_hominids.php

http://iho.asu.edu/

African rock art http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/apol/hd_apol.htm

http://www.bradshawfoundation.com

Sites of hominid fossils (left) and rock art (right)

Cave alcove at Laas Geel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:laas_geel_alcove.jpg Rock art at Laas Geel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:laas_geel.jpg

Human worshipping a cow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:laas_geel_cow_and_human.jpg

Blue Nile in highlands of Africa Blue Nile in highlands of Africa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:blue_nile_falls_ethiopia.jpg

1st cataract taswan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:nile_n517266177_30554_627.jpg 4th cataract http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:nile_sunset_dar_almanasir.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:nubia_today.png

http://wysinger.homestead.com/nubian104.htmlhomestead html http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/maps/nubia.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:naqa_apedamak_temple.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:nubia_today.png Meroe http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/94/sudan_map_narrow.gif

http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/nubia/meroe.html

Sun Temple http://www.learningsites.com/earlywork/hist_sun sun-2.htm

http://www.napata.org/history.html Land route

Gold necklace spacer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:kushite_necklace_spacer.jpg

http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/nubia/nuri/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:nubia_today.png http://www.napata.org/history.html

Old Dongola g http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/sudan_dongola.jpg

Kerma 3rd cataract Kerma, 3rd cataract http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&itemid=41

http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_frontpage&itemid=1

Chronology http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&itemid=70

Archaeological sites Archaeological sites http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=6&id=30&itemid=51

Flint tools from Kaddanarti http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&itemid=92

Archaeological l sites http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com p p p _ content&task=category&sectionid=6&id=30&itemid=51

Stone Age pottery from Busharia g p y http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&itemid=92

Archaeological l sites http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com p p p _ content&task=category&sectionid=6&id=30&itemid=51

Wadi el-arab Stone Age site http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&itemid=57 h/i h ti t t&t k i &id id

Archaeological sites Archaeological sites http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=6&id=30&itemid=51

Stone Age pottery and lip-plugs http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&itemid=56

Archaeological l sites http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com p p p _ content&task=category&sectionid=6&id=30&itemid=51

Plan of the pre Kerma settlement Plan of the pre-kerma settlement http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&itemid=55

Pre-Kerma huts, graves and ceramics Pre Kerma huts, graves and ceramics http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&itemid=71

Reconstructions of the settlement Reconstructions of the settlement http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&itemid=55

The Kerma settlement and a reconstruction http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11&itemid=52 h/i h ti t t&t k i &id id

Archaeological sites Archaeological sites http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=6&id=30&itemid=51

Kerma http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&itemid=42

http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&itemid=42 php?option=com content&task=view&id=3&itemid=42

Kerma pottery Kerma pottery http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&itemid=42

Archaeological sites Archaeological sites http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=6&id=30&itemid=51

Aerial view of Dukki Gel Aerial view of Dukki Gel http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&itemid=54

Pit with statues http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&itemid=54

One of the statues http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&itemid=54

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:nubia_today.png The Aswan High Dam from space http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:barragemassuão.jpg

Nabta Playa Abu Simbel Wadi Haifa Kerma Nubian desert site of Nabta Playa

Nabta Playa http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/africa/nabtaplaya.html

Nabta Playa stone circle Nabta Playa stone circle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:calendar_aswan.jpg

http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/paleo/nabta.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:nubia_today.png The Aswan High Dam from space http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:barragemassuão.jpg

Buhen 2nd cataract Fortresses along the Nile Fortresses along the Nile http://www.yare.org/essays/fortresses.htm

Plan of Buhen Plan of Buhen http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/buhen/okmap.html

The fortress at Buhen

Aswan High Dam Abu Simbel Lake Nasser

Abu Simbel: relocating the temples http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:abu_simbel_relocation_by_zureks.jpg relocation by

The relocated temples http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:temple_ramesses_ii_abu_simbel.jpg

Temple of Ramesses II Temple of Ramesses II http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:abu_simbel_temple_may_30_2007.jpg

Nefertari s temple of Hathor Nefertari s temple of Hathor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:myabu_simbel.jpg

Hathor temple: Ramesses offering to Ptah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:ramessesofferingtoptah.jpg / iki/fil i h Hathor temple:nefertari offering to Hathor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/file:nefertariofferingtohathor.jpg / iki/fil t ioff i th

The temples on the island of Philae http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/philae.htm

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/philae.htm p

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/philae5.htm relocated to Agilkia

Old Philae island and new http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/philae.htm

http://www.travelphoto.net/a-photo-a-day/wordpress/2005/01/16/isis-temple-philae/ travelphoto

Reconstruction ti of the Temple of Isis http://www.eyelid.co.uk/rebuildisis.htm htm

The Nile Photo: Donna Kurtz, January 2009

Some collections of Egyptian art: http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/egyptian_art http://www.britishmuseum.org/the_museum/departments/ancient_egypt_ museum/departments/ancient egypt and_sudan.aspx http://http://www.touregypt.net/museum/ / / http://www.touregypt.net/museums.htm http://www.lacma.org/collection/egyptian.html The Egyptian Museum, Cairo http://witcombe.sbc.edu/arthegypt.html#anceg