Gold and Gold Mining in Ancient Egypt and Nubia Geoarchaeology of the Ancient Gold Mining Sites in the Egyptian and Sudanese Eastern Deserts /

• Main Authors: Klemm, Rosemarie (Author), Klemm, Dietrich (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Natural Science in Archaeology,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Economic geology.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Archaeology.; Social Sciences.; Economic Geology.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.

The book presents the historical evolution of gold mining activities in the Egyptian and Nubian Desert (Sudan) from about 4000 BC until the Early Islamic Period (~800–1350 AD), subdivided into the main classical epochs including the Early Dynastic – Old and Middle Kingdoms – New Kingdom (including K...