{"product_id":"the-fourth-cataract-and-beyond-proceedings-of-the-12th-international-conference-for-nubian-studies-9789042930445","title":"The Fourth Cataract and Beyond: Proceedings of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 12th International Conference for Nubian Studies was held at the        British Museum, London, from 1st-6th August 2010. The conference, held        every four years, is the only international gathering of archaeologists        and scholars from associated disciplines which considers all aspects of        Sudan and southern Egypt's ancient and more recent past. The main        sessions, and main papers published herein, were devoted to a        consideration of the Merowe Dam Archaeological Salvage Project, its        aftermath and impact. Over the previous decade this has been the major        focus of archaeological activity on the Middle Nile. The dam is now        complete and the reservoir is full drawing a line under the fieldwork        component of the project. It was felt timely, therefore, in the interim        to obtain an overview of what was found during the many years of        intensive work and the first main paper speaker in each session sought        to do just that. They were followed by reports on sites, categories of        objects and more thematic papers arranged broadly by period. These        highlight that, while the focus of archaeological activity still remains        in the Nile Valley where there is the densest concentration of sites and        also where there remains the most concentrated threat to their survival,        much work is being undertaken away from the river and in some cases        outside its catchment area. The role of the deserts is increasingly        being appreciated while the role of the savannah and areas even further        south has yet to be given the prominence that it probably deserves.","brand":"Peeters Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49546298523991,"sku":"9789042930445","price":154.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-fourth-cataract-and-beyond-proceedings-of-the-12th-international-conference-for-nubian-studies-9789042930445","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}