In July 2024, a diving expedition in the Nile River unearthed ancient rock carvings ... located on the east bank of the Nile at the first cataract. The city is characterized by its serene Nile ...

A Description of the First or Aswan, Cataract of the Nile. By Dr. John Ball. Pp. 121; with 13 maps and plates, and 20 illustrations in the text. (Cairo: National Printing Department, 1907.) ...

Around 4,000 years ago, women in Nubia were using tumplines, a form of head strap, to carry around goods and young children.

More than 3,000 years ago, between the first and second cataracts on the West Bank and the Nile, the Egyptian Pharaoh commanded ... to drown the ancient temple under the waters of the river. In an ...