The ancient kingdoms of the Nile and the doomed monuments of Nubia.
"A noted archaeologist and anthropologist describes the stone records of many lost civilizations as he plots the historical course of the river from the empires of the pharaohs in Egypt to the British Empire in the Sudan. His urgent plea is that the great monuments of Nubia, imposing records of...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York,
Crowell
[1962]
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| Series: | Mentor book ;
MT460. |
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| Summary: | "A noted archaeologist and anthropologist describes the stone records of many lost civilizations as he plots the historical course of the river from the empires of the pharaohs in Egypt to the British Empire in the Sudan. His urgent plea is that the great monuments of Nubia, imposing records of man's ancient past, be saved from the waters of the dam now being built by the United Arab Republic."--Back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 271 pages illustrations 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |