--- product_id: 8066089 title: "Ancient Nubia: African Kingdoms on the Nile" price: "€ 113.99" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/8066089-ancient-nubia-african-kingdoms-on-the-nile store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Ancient Nubia: African Kingdoms on the Nile **Price:** € 113.99 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Ancient Nubia: African Kingdoms on the Nile - **How much does it cost?** € 113.99 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/8066089-ancient-nubia-african-kingdoms-on-the-nile) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A lushly illustrated gazetteer of the archaeological sites of southern Egypt and northern Sudan and named a 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. Review: Lots of Information, great photography - Great book by many experts on ancient Nubia. Really helps bring alive a very mysterious culture that rival ancient Egypt (their empire was the largest of the ancient empires and included all of Egypt in the 25th dynasty). This book covers the time period from about 10,000 BCE to through the collapse of the Meroitic empire just before the Arab conquest of Byzantine Egypt. Charts and diagrams make everything clear along with amazing photographs of Sudan and Southern Egypt. Bought it for a course I was taking, but it is a must for anyone interested in ancient Egypt's rival in Africa. Review: Absolutly Fantastic!!!!!! - The information is written in a form that is easy to understand by non-historians, and highlights a chapter in world history that has been overlooked for far too long. The contributions of ancient Nubia to all aspects of mankind's development is finally being done justice. As a professional photographer having spent three weeks in Egypt in 2011shotting over 2,500 pictures, the quality of the photography by Chester Higgins Jr. is exceptional, and is exemplary of his work throughout a long , and illustrious career. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #146,585 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #49 in North Africa History #89 in Ancient Egyptians History #193 in Archaeology (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 66 Reviews | ## Images ![Ancient Nubia: African Kingdoms on the Nile - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81tEWLuY03L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lots of Information, great photography *by A***. on June 21, 2014* Great book by many experts on ancient Nubia. Really helps bring alive a very mysterious culture that rival ancient Egypt (their empire was the largest of the ancient empires and included all of Egypt in the 25th dynasty). This book covers the time period from about 10,000 BCE to through the collapse of the Meroitic empire just before the Arab conquest of Byzantine Egypt. Charts and diagrams make everything clear along with amazing photographs of Sudan and Southern Egypt. Bought it for a course I was taking, but it is a must for anyone interested in ancient Egypt's rival in Africa. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutly Fantastic!!!!!! *by L***Y on March 11, 2013* The information is written in a form that is easy to understand by non-historians, and highlights a chapter in world history that has been overlooked for far too long. The contributions of ancient Nubia to all aspects of mankind's development is finally being done justice. As a professional photographer having spent three weeks in Egypt in 2011shotting over 2,500 pictures, the quality of the photography by Chester Higgins Jr. is exceptional, and is exemplary of his work throughout a long , and illustrious career. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gorgeous and fascinating *by B***M on June 19, 2014* As others have pointed out, the photos are stunning and very helpful in understanding ancient Nubia. The book also is scholarly yet accessible. I just love it. There's enough depth to help me understand the complexities of the Nubian culture(s), but also to understand the need for continuing research. 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