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  • A Land Between Two Niles

    Quaternary geology and biology of the Central Sudan

    Edited by D.A. Adamson, Martin A.J. Williams ...
    Three themes run through this book, the first is the history of the Nile; the second is the degree to which the present Sudanese landscape reflects the operation of former geological processes; the third is the interaction between man and environment, not always to the benefit of either. A land between two Niles is an interdisciplinary account of the origins and characteristics of the alluvial ... Read more

    $254.99 USD

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  • When the Sahara Was Green

    How Our Greatest Desert Came to Be

    by Martin Williams ...
    The little-known history of how the Sahara was transformed from a green and fertile land into the largest hot desert in the worldThe Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, equal in size to China or the United States. Yet, this arid expanse was once a verdant, pleasant land, fed by rivers and lakes. The Sahara sustained abundant plant and animal life, such as Nile perch, turtles, crocodiles ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

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  • The Five-Million-Year Odyssey

    The Human Journey from Ape to Agriculture

    by Peter Bellwood ...
    The epic story of human evolution, from our primate beginnings more than five million years ago to the agricultural eraOver the course of five million years, our primate ancestors evolved from a modest population of sub-Saharan apes into the globally dominant species Homo sapiens. Along the way, humans became incredibly diverse in appearance, language, and culture. How did all of this happen? In ... Read more

    $24.49 USD

  • Before the Pharaohs

    Exploring the Archaeology of Stone Age Egypt

    by Julian Maxwell Heath ...
    An examination of the Paleolithic and Neolithic communities that inhabited not only the Nile Valley and Delta, but also the Western and Eastern Deserts.The remarkable archaeology of pharaonic Egypt continues to captivate countless people worldwide but evidence for Egypt's prehistoric or Stone Age past has been relatively neglected. This is perhaps understandable, as the archaeology of Stone Age ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Papyrus

    by John Gaudet ...
    From ancient Pharaohs to 21st Century water wars, papyrus is a unique plant that is now the fastest growing plant species on earth. It produces its own “soil”—a peaty, matrix that floats on water—and inspired the fluted columns of the ancient Greeks. In ancient Egypt, the papyrus bounty from the Nile delta provided not just paper for record keeping—instrumental to the development of civilization ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Deserts

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Nick Middleton ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Deserts make up a third of the planet's land surface, but if you picture a desert, what comes to mind? A wasteland? A drought? A place devoid of all life forms? Deserts are remarkable places. Typified by drought and extremes of temperature, they can be harsh and hostile; but many deserts are also spectacularly beautiful, and on occasion teem with life. Nick Middleton explores how each desert is ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Atlas of the World's Deserts

    by Nathaniel Harris ...
    The Atlas of the World's Deserts examines the hostile and extreme environments that characterize deserts, and is divided into chapters that concentrate on specific aspects of a desert's geology, life forms, history, and future.For more information including sample pages, visit the Atlas of the World's Deserts web site.Also includes 160 color maps and photos. ... Read more

    $265.99 USD

  • Molluscs in Archaeology

    Methods, Approaches and Applications

    by Michael J. Allen ...
    Series Book 3 - Studying Scientific Archaeology
    The subject of ‘Molluscs in Archaeology’ has not been dealt with collectively for several decades. This new volume in Oxbow’s Studying Scientific Archaeology series addresses many aspects of molluscs in archaeology.It will give the reader an overview of the whole topic; methods of analysis and approaches to interpretation. It aims to be a broad based text book giving readers an insight of how to ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Petroleum Geology of Libya

    by Daniel Clark-Lowes, Don Hallett ...
    Petroleum Geology of Libya, Second Edition, systematically reviews the exploration history, plate tectonics, structural evolution, stratigraphy, geochemistry and petroleum systems of Libya, and includes valuable new chapters on oil and gas fields, production, and reserves. Since the previous edition, published in 2002, there have been numerous developments in Libya, including the lifting of ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • The Sinai

    A Physical Geography

    by Ned Greenwood ...
    One of the world's oldest crossroads, the Sinai joins the great continental land masses of Africa and Eurasia. Its physical geography of rugged mountain peaks, desert plains, and sea coasts was formed by the collision of the two continental plates, while the human tides that have swept across the region over millennia have left an intricate web of cultures and ethnicities.In this book, Ned ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • A Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Egypt

    by Sherif Baha el Din ...
    Reptiles and amphibians are among Egypt's most successful wildlife, found in almost every habitat in the country, from homes to fields and the desert itself. For the first time, A Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Egypt provides concise, reliable, and up-to-date information on all of Egypt's principal species, with detailed material on their taxonomy, identification, natural history, and ... Read more

    $24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Plant Ecology in the Middle East

    by Ahmad Hegazy, Jonathan Lovett-Doust ...
    This advanced textbook explores the intriguing flora and plant ecology of the Middle East, framed by a changing desert landscape, global climate change, and the arc of human history. This vast region has been largely under-recognized, under-studied, and certainly under-published, due in part to the challenges posed to research by political disputes and human conflict, and a treatise on the subject ... Read more

    $68.39 USD