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X account of the Atbai Survey Project: Heritage and archaeology of the east Nubian deserts. Supported @Macquarie_Uni & @arc_gov_au. PI @cooper_julien

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The Atbai Survey Project is now @mq_dha! This project is dedicated to studying the archaeology, history and heritage of the region between the Nile&Red Sea. Stay tuned for updates, publications & collaborations #archaeology #History #Sudan #Egyptology- image, 2nd mil BCE tumuli

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Want to read more about the ISAC Museum Special Exhibition "A Bestiary of Ancient Nubia"? You can explore more about the exhibition in the recent online article for Ancient Near East Today by the curator of the special exhibition, Marc Maillot

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Just published - open access, our analysis of Monumental burials across the Atbai desert - Marie Bourgeois, Maël Crépy, and Maria Gatto: https://t.co/9Jy4cahX5G #archaeology #Sudan #Nubia. Thank you to all that worked on this!

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Most wadi-workings have been destroyed by flash-flooding and modern mining. In this case they can be confirmed as they are near a medieval Arab-mining settlement. Thanks to our PACE team and Jessica Galt! #Atbai #Sudan #Archaeology #Gold

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1/2 كيف تبدو اعمال الذهب القديمة؟ في هذه الصورة ترى ما يسمى ب"اعمال الوادي" حيث يحفر المعدنون اساس وادي صغير للوصول الى الذهب العالق في الطمي المترسب. يعد هذا شائعا ولكن من الصعب التعرف عليه بالتصوير عبر الاقمار الصناعية. En+Bidhaawyeet below

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Ti’abaat shaga irabaka kat’amaaba, kwan wa gayi dimm’araay shanha wa kat’aabu. Buhoob tuhaay iddalliini, Arabi dimm’araay haarwiyeet b’akwaatee dawilhu iheeneet toonaatu. PACE eeb Ufriigoon wa Jissika Gaalt wa ashkurnay.

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Atbai Mysteries. Thousands of these small stone-circles scatter the Atbai desert, but only a few were excavated and turned out to be burials? Did all function this way, or were some livestock pens? Or did some also function as small living quarters? #Atbai #Egypt #Sudan

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A sneak peak of the new project website, hopefully to be uploaded this month, a platform for the heritage of Eastern Sudan. #atbai #archaeology

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Take a look at our new video from the Africa Down Under conference (Sep, 2025), the story of gold-mining in ancient Egypt and Sudan:
https://t.co/KGDMF0H5as. #gold #Egypt #Sudan #archaeology

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See also https://t.co/XIPnTacx3k

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Crossing the Atbai Route #3: the Berber-Suakin route. This route connected the area of Berber on the Sudanese Nile with the Islamic port of Suakin, taking advantage of good passes and wells in this short stretch of desert.

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#Sudan #Egypt #Medieval #redsea #deserts

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#Egypt #Sudan #Egyptology #archaeology #desert

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Crossing the Atbai Route #2, the Korosko Road. This route linked Korosko in Lower Nubia with Abu Hamed, directly bypassed many cataracts of the Nile and the large 'bend' in the Nile. The only relatively safe water supply was at the well of Murrat, in the middle of the route.

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The famous Arab historian Maqrizi said in Omari's time they could shorten the route to Egypt from a month to two days, and that it was used by the Nubians, the inhabitants of the kingdoms of Christian Nubia. The route is very harsh, with little water and difficult navigation.