"Egypt, in ancient times, was sometimes referred to as 'the black land', in an allusion to the rich, alluvial soil created year-upon-year by the Nile floods. It was also the reason why human habitation had existed in the Nile valley since time immemorial. But the Egypt of the pyramids, mummies, papyri & hieroglyphics did not begin to flourish until 5000 years ago, even though the bountiful Nile continued to bring wealth, prosperity and the prospects of good harvests to the land. The Nile dominated & influenced every aspect of the Egyptians' lives, their subtle understanding of their unique environment leading them to site their royal tombs in the desert, or up in the cliffs of the western Nile valley, well away from the low-lying humidity of the cultivatd areas, & thus proloning survival..." There are a couple of marks on page 14 to the LH side of the picture. Size: 180mm - 250mm. 447 pages. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Covers have some shelf-wear as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Reference; Egypt; Photography. ISBN: 0785822046. ISBN/EAN: 9780785822042. Inventory No: 50891.
"Egypt, in ancient times, was sometimes referred to as 'the black land', in an allusion to the rich, alluvial soil created year-upon-year by the Nile floods. It was also the reason why human habitation had existed in the Nile valley since time immemorial. But the Egypt of the pyramids, mummies, papyri & hieroglyphics did not begin to flourish until 5000 years ago, even though the bountiful Nile continued to bring wealth, prosperity and the prospects of good harvests to the land. The Nile dominated & influenced every aspect of the Egyptians' lives, their subtle understanding of their unique environment leading them to site their royal tombs in the desert, or up in the cliffs of the western Nile valley, well away from the low-lying humidity of the cultivatd areas, & thus proloning survival..." There are a couple of marks on page 14 to the LH side of the picture. Size: 180mm - 250mm. 447 pages. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Covers have some shelf-wear as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Reference; Egypt; Photography. ISBN: 0785822046. ISBN/EAN: 9780785822042. Inventory No: 50891.