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New: Egyptian Geology Museum
http://www.egsma.gov.eg/default2.htm
The website describes the museum as follows: “The Geological Museum plays the essential role of introducing earth sciences to the public. It emphasizes the geology of Egypt, its minerals, rocks and fossils, through well organized displays, of these items. The Museum participates in the advancement of scientific research through collaboration with scienists from Egypt and abroad, who share in study of the world famous collections of vertebrate fossils and of meteorits”. Details about the museum collections, and samples of exhibits in different galleries can also be found on this site, together with opening hours and location details.
An attractive feature on the website, with good photographs, is also available at:
http://touregypt.net/geo/
On-line Geographical Information System for The Theban Necropolis
http://www.cofc.edu/olgis/
The project “functions as an Internet clearing house to which scholars of the Theban necropolis can retrieve and contribute relevant data related to the cemeteries of ancient Thebes (located on the West Bank of modern Luxor, Egypt). Until now, no single real-time tool has existed for Egyptologists and scientists to store, retrieve, and manipulate complex data of various types related to the necropolis of private tombs in Western Thebes. However, recent advances in both Internet technology and geographic information systems (GIS) have led to the development of map-driven Web sites for accessing spatial, textual and image databases. The Theban Necropolis Geological Mapping Project freely provides this Web-based GIS-driven archaeological information management tool specifically for the Theban private necropolis”. See the site for much more information about this fascinating project.
The Geography and Geology of the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank at Thebes
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/thebesgeology.htm
An article describing the pros and cons of locating an important centre in Thebes, the geology of the area and how the archaeology ties into the geology and was impacted by it.
Ancient Egyptian Quarrying
http://www.eeescience.utoledo.edu/Faculty/Harrell/Egypt/AGRG_Home.html
Letting the site speak for itself: “Since 1989 , through a combination of literature research and field work, we have located a total of 162 ancient quarries in Egypt and Sudan. This number includes all the quarries recognized by earlier workers plus another 30 that we discovered. We have visited 122 of these quarries and although we have not seen the other 40, they are well documented in the literature. In the field we determined the precise locations of quarries and their general petrology, and we also made observations on the extent and type of excavations. Representative rock samples were collected from 76 of the quarries and analyzed at the University of Toledo by thin-section petrography, x-ray fluorescence and diffraction spectroscopy, neutron activation analysis, and carbon and oxygen isotopic analyses. Petrological descriptions for some quarries have been previously published by others and this data has been combined with our own.” See the site for much more.
The Ecological Context of Ancient Egyptian Predynastic Settlements
http://www.egyptmonth.com/mag03012001/magf4a.htm
A full article by Michael Brass looking at different environments in Egypt and the impact that these had on settlement patterns and their role in consolidating subsistence and settlement at the end of the Predynastic.
Prehistoric, Predynastic and Geology of the Faiyum, Southern Cairo and Western Delta
www.faiyum.historians.co.uk
This website discusses the Predynastic archaeology and geology of the above areas. The site is divided into manageable sections, but was originally an academic paper which has been copied for public use onto the web.
Geography of the Libyan Desert
http://www.fjexpeditions.com/
The FJ Expeditions website has extensive information about the Libyan Desert (of which the Egyptian Western Desert is a part). Go to their Geography section to find out more about the geography of the Libyan Desert in both Egypt and Nubia (and further afield). The site includes satellite images of many parts of the desert.
Dakhla Oasis, Egypt, Radar Image
http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/essays/images/geology/rock_formations/100005/
A radar image of Dakhla Oasis taken from space with an explanation of what the different colours on the image actually mean in terms of geology, archaeology and modern activities. The page offers a thumbnail of the image together with a full resolution copy and a browse resolution copy.
The Geology of Egypt
http://www.aapg.org/international/africa/ne_africa_egypt/geology/geology_egypt.htm
The AAPG have put together a short chronological bullet-pointed geology of Egypt on their website, detailing eleven main stages. It is definately aimed at those who understand geological terminology and processes, and does not attempt to offer explanations for the layman.
The Whale Valley/Fayoum project: EPEX/AAPG members lead the way for preservation of geological heritage
http://www.aapg.org/international/africa/ne_africa_egypt/local_activity/whale_valley/whale_valley_fayoum.htm
The site of the American Association of Petroluem Geologists which gives details of a multi-industry approach to conservation of a rich geological, paleontological and archeological heritages in the Whale Valley/Faiyum (in association with the Egyptian Petroleum Exploration Society). The site includes a project report. It also describes the main geological events in Egypt at http://www.aapg.org/international/africa/ne_africa_egypt/geology/geology_egypt.htm
The Nile and Geology
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Alley/4482/Nile.html
A short bibliography for the geology of the Nile.
Geology of Egypt
http://www.123freehost.co.uk/sites/allam/
A series of abstracts of papers written by Professor Dr. A. Allam from the science faculty at Helwan University, Cairo. These abstracts are quite informative, and cover the Western Desert, the Nile and Delta, the Eastern Desert and the Red Sea Coast, amongst others.
Sedimentary Nature of Nile Sediments in Upper Egypt: Relationships and Implications to Weathering and Climate of Provenance
http://www.salty2k.com/sse/abstracts/vol7/mansouretalv7.html
Abstract of a paper from teh Sedimentological Society of Egypt website discussing samples taken from islands and banks and pre-Nile sediments between Naga Hammadi and Aswan. The objective was to intperet their differnces and provenance. No attempt to tie the information into archaeological data is attempted.
Reconstructing Quaternary pluvial conditions in the Egyptian Western Desert through analyses of fossil-spring tufas
http://atlas-conferences.com/c/a/h/i/65.htm
Abstract of a paper delivered at a conference entitled Past Climate Variability Through Europe and Afrcia. This is a rather longer and more informative abstract than usual. It mentions archaeological remains in passing.
The Mangrove Coast of Florida as a Modern Analog for the Cretaceous Paralic Environments of Egypt
http://www.drexel.edu/coe/enggeo/KJLpapers.html
Abstract of a paper comparing features in Florida and Bahariya Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert in the Cretaceous.
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