Tag Archives: archaeology
the first day on Sai Island in 2012
This morning I allowed myself the luxury of waking when the sun was just appearing on the horizon of Sai Island. Every archaeological adventure on Sai begins from the the Ottoman fortress (in its latest phase – first built most … Continue reading
the return
The successful intervention of our friends from Acropole Hotel in the problem with the issuing of my visa to Sudan, brought me to the airport of Bergen at dawn yesterday. The Lufthansa flights took me from Norway to the air-hub … Continue reading
Past, present, and future discoveries
In the previous entry, we were referring to life on Sai in the dig house of the French Mission from the University of Lille. A particular importance of this house is that it hosts most of the archaeological material found … Continue reading
Dig Houses of Nubia
Recently, we came across a noteworthy online contribution to archaeology along the Nile: A couple of two amateurs of Egyptology from Holland, Marcel and Monica Maessen, started a webpage that aims at presenting subjects which: 1. are both appealing to … Continue reading
Nubia and the West
From a Conference taking place these days, we pass to some comments about an all-day Symposium held at the Royal Ontario Museum on September 25. The opportunity was given by a post from yesterday at LiveScience. But let’s take things with the … Continue reading
The world of the saqia
The new month redirects our attention to a subject that has occupied our Internet Space quite often in this year: the waterwheel. Let’s remember the entries that were dedicated to the Nubian saqias and related topics. 1. On the 1st … Continue reading
GNM lecture at the Norwegian Institute at Athens – or: the return from art to archaeology!
On the occasion of the first week of the exhibition of photographs at the Benaki Museum of Islamic Art, titled “From Nubia to Sudan through the eyes of the Greek-Norwegian Archaeological Mission“, a lecture was organized at the Norwegian Institute … Continue reading
The future of the Nile @ Anastasi’s Egyptological Collection
Ten days have passed since Henriette gave a lecture on “The Nile in the 21st century”, in a venue organized by the Norwegian Egyptological Society at the Gallery of Egyptian Antiquities of the Bergen Museum. The lecture summarized in Norwegian … Continue reading
A Friday Prayer
In Islam, and wherever there are Muslims, Friday is the day for prayers par excellence. So, although not of the Muslim faith ourselves, the present entry goes out as a prayer for the memory of the Honorary President of the … Continue reading
People of Nubia in Chicago
The return from U.S.A. to Norway signifies the close of the entries concerning Chicago and Nubian topics. This one will concentrate to the people who are involved in Nubian Studies in Chicago. Obviously the headquarters of such studies are based at the … Continue reading
Medieval Sai Project 