Nile - The World of Ancient Art

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Nile - The World of Ancient Art
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These programmes on The World of Ancient Art been designed for
students and the public.
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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 20112011
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
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Contents
Chronological charts and maps
Source of Nile
Awash River valley and early hominids
Nubia: Naqa,
q , Musawwarat es-Sufra,, Meroe,,
Napata,
p , Dongola,
g , Kerma,, Kaddanarti,, Busharia,,
Wadi el-Arab, El Barga,
g Dukki Gel
Wadi Haifa
Desert oasis: Nabta Playa
Buhen
Lake Nasser
Ab Si
Abu
Simbel
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Philae
Phil
M se ms and collections
Museums
http://www metmuseum org/toah/ht/?period=02&region=afe
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
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http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=05&region=afe
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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
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/maps/mainmap.html
http://unimaps.com/egypt/index.html
The Nile
Photo: Donna Kurtz
Kurtz, January 2009
The Nile from space
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nile-en.svg
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Awashrivermap.png
Lake Tana, source of Blue Nile
Awash River valley, Lucy’s
Lucy s findspot
Lucyy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lucy_blackbg.jpg
Lower Valley
y of the Awash River
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Awashrivermap.png
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Awash_river.jpg
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Lucy’s
’ fifindspot
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http://elucy org/
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
http://www.bradshawfoundation.com
Sites of hominid fossils (left) and rock art (right)
Cave alcove at Laas Geel
Rock art at Laas Geel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Laas_Geel_alcove.jpg
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Nile_Falls_Ethiopia.jpg
1 t cataract
1st
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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 html
http://wysinger.homestead.com/nubian104.html
http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/maps/nubia.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Naqa_Apedamak_temple.jpg
Meroe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nubia_today.png
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/94/Sudan_map_narrow.gif
http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/nubia/meroe.html
S Temple
Sun
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http://www learningsites com/EarlyWork/hist sun-2
http://www.learningsites.com/EarlyWork/hist_sun
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htm
Land route
http://www.napata.org/history.html
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,
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
http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=6&id=30&Itemid=51
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http://www kerma ch/index php?option=com
http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option
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content&task=view&id=52&Itemid=92
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pottery
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http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid=92
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http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com
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Wadi el-Arab Stone Age site
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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
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http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com
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Plan of the pre
pre-Kerma
Kerma settlement
http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=55
Pre-Kerma
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
http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=55
The Kerma settlement and a reconstruction
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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
http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=42
Kerma pottery
http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=42
Archaeological sites
http://www.kerma.ch/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=6&id=30&Itemid=51
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
The Aswan High Dam from space
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BarragemAssuão.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nubia_today.png
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Calendar_aswan.JPG
http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/paleo/nabta.html
The Aswan High Dam from space
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BarragemAssuão.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nubia_today.png
Buhen
2nd cataract
Fortresses along the Nile
http://www.yare.org/essays/fortresses.htm
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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Abu_Simbel_relocation_by_Zureks.jpg
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http://en wikipedia org/wiki/File:Temple Ramesses II Abu Simbel jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Temple_Ramesses_II_Abu_Simbel.jpg
Temple of Ramesses II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Abu_Simbel_Temple_May_30_2007.jpg
Nefertari’s
Nefertari
s temple of Hathor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MyAbu_Simbel.jpg
Hathor temple: Ramesses offering to Ptah
Hathor temple:Nefertari offering to Hathor
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NefertariOfferingToHathor.JPG
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The temples on the island of Philae
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/philae.htm
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/philae.htm
p
gyp
p
relocated to Agilkia
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/philae5.htm
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/
http://www.travelphoto.net/a-photo-a-day/wordpress/2005/01/16/isis-temple-philae/
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Reconstruction
t ti off the
th Temple
T
l off Isis
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http://www eyelid co uk/rebuildIsis htm
http://www.eyelid.co.uk/rebuildIsis.htm
The Nile
Photo: Donna Kurtz
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
http://www.britishmuseum.org/the_museum/departments/ancient_egypt_
and_sudan.aspx
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http://http://www.touregypt.net/museum/
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http://www.touregypt.net/museums.htm
http://www.lacma.org/collection/egyptian.html
Th Egyptian
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Museum, Cairo
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http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHegypt.html#AncEg