
A Gift of Geology: Ancient Egyptian Landscapes and Monuments
Kyle Pakka
Colin D. Reader
AUC Press, 2023
“Rather than just the River Nile, therefore, it was the courage, skill, and artistry with which the pharaonic Egyptians exploited the natural resources of the land they inhabited that shaped the development of civilization in the Nile Valley.”
—From A Gift of Geology: Ancient Egyptian Landscapes and Monuments
You may also be interested in...
Umayyad Family Dynasty Creates Unprecedented Empire
Explore the development and history of the Umayyad Caliphate, one of the most consequential empires the world has ever known.The Ebb and Flow of History on the Zambezi River
In tracing the past six centuries of history, historian Malyn Hewitt captures the cyclical rise and fall of the river and its people.Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature Winner Gives Voice to Marginalized
“No one else will be destined to write a life story as squalid as mine, although it’s all true,” comments the elusive protagonist of Algerian author Ahmed Taibaoui’s noir novel.