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2012 American Publishers (PROSE) Awards winner for Best Archaeology & Anthropology Book
For most of the modern world, ancient Nubia seems an unknown and enigmatic land. Only a handful of archaeologists have studied its history or unearthed the Nubian cities, temples, and cemeteries that once dotted the landscape of southern Egypt and northern Sudan. Nubia’s remote setting in the midst of an inhospitable desert, with access by river blocked by impassable rapids, has lent it not only an air of mystery, but also isolated it from exploration. Over the past century, particularly during this last generation, scholars have begun to focus more attention on the fascinating cultures of ancient Nubia, ironically prompted by the construction of large dams that have flooded vast tracts of the ancient land.
This book attempts to document some of what has recently been discovered about ancient Nubia, with its remarkable history, architecture, and culture, and thereby to give us a picture of this rich, but unfamiliar, African legacy.
For most of the modern world, ancient Nubia seems an unknown and enigmatic land. Only a handful of archaeologists have studied its history or unearthed the Nubian cities, temples, and cemeteries that once dotted the landscape of southern Egypt and northern Sudan. Nubia’s remote setting in the midst of an inhospitable desert, with access by river blocked by impassable rapids, has lent it not only an air of mystery, but also isolated it from exploration. Over the past century, particularly during this last generation, scholars have begun to focus more attention on the fascinating cultures of ancient Nubia, ironically prompted by the construction of large dams that have flooded vast tracts of the ancient land.
This book attempts to document some of what has recently been discovered about ancient Nubia, with its remarkable history, architecture, and culture, and thereby to give us a picture of this rich, but unfamiliar, African legacy.
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This beautifully illustrated volume offers the general reader a survey of this little-known civilization and is highly recommended. Library Journal
"[B]rings the ancient unknown kingdom of Nubia alive through essays and beautiful photos."--Booklist
"[Ancient Nubia: African Kingdoms on the Nile] is arguably the definitive work on the subject to date. And the on-location lush color photographs of Chester Higgins Jr. are worthy of a volume of their own!"--KMT: A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt
Marjorie M. Fisher is adjunct assistant professor of Egyptology at the University of Michigan.
Peter Lacovara is senior curator of ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern art at the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University.
Salima Ikram is professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo.
Sue D’Auria is a former associate curator at the Huntington Museum of Art.
Chester Higgins Jr. is a world-renowned photographer and author of six books of photography whose work has appeared in ART- news, Essence, and The New York Times Sunday Magazine.
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Peter Lacovara is senior curator of ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern art at the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University.
Salima Ikram is professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo.
Sue D’Auria is a former associate curator at the Huntington Museum of Art.
Chester Higgins Jr. is a world-renowned photographer and author of six books of photography whose work has appeared in ART- news, Essence, and The New York Times Sunday Magazine.
This beautifully illustrated volume offers the general reader a survey of this little-known civilization and is highly recommended. Library Journal
[B]rings the ancient unknown kingdom of Nubia alive through essays and beautiful photos. Booklist
"This beautifully illustrated volume offers the general reader a survey of this little-known civilization and is highly recommended."--Library Journal
"[B]rings the ancient unknown kingdom of Nubia alive through essays and beautiful photos."--Booklist
"[Ancient Nubia: African Kingdoms on the Nile] is arguably the definitive work on the subject to date. And the on-location lush color photographs of Chester Higgins Jr. are worthy of a volume of their own!"--KMT: A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt
"This beautifully illustrated volume offers the general reader a survey of this little-known civilization and is highly recommended."--Library Journal
"[B]rings the ancient unknown kingdom of Nubia alive through essays and beautiful photos."--Booklist
"[Ancient Nubia: African Kingdoms on the Nile] is arguably the definitive work on the subject to date. And the on-location lush color photographs of Chester Higgins Jr. are worthy of a volume of their own!"--KMT: A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt
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- PublisherThe American University in Cairo Press
- Publication date2012
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- EditorFisher Marjorie M., Lacovara Peter, Ikram Salima, D’Auria Sue
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