Archaeology · Asian & African Archaeology
A topic within Asian & African Archaeology, itself one of 9 topics in that field and part of Archaeology.
2 works
E. A. Wallis Budge
Surveys the temples and pyramids of Nubia and Meroë ahead of dam-driven flooding, arguing Nubian civilisation developed its own monumental tradition rather than merely imitating Egypt to its north.
George A. Reisner
Presents the first systematic, government-sponsored excavation of Lower Nubia ahead of the Aswan Dam's flooding, and argues from the graves recovered for a continuous indigenous Nubian culture distinct from Egypt's.
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