Life on the Desert Edge, Volume I

Beginning in the early years of the 20th century numerous surveys have been undertaken along the Nile valley south­wards from Aswan. Reisner's work on the First Archaeological Survey of Nubia proved spectacularly successful and he formulated a cultural sequence from the A-Group in the 4th millennium BC into the recent past which has largely withstood the test of time.

About the author

Derek A. Welsby

Product details

• Authors: Derek A Welsby, Derek A. Welsby
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.10.2001
• EAN: 9781407388632
• ISBN: 978-1-4073-8863-2
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 297 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 1503 g
• Series: BAR International; BAR International Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)