Tag Archive for 'Western Desert'

The water course of the ancient Ahramat Branch of the Nile. Image credit: Ghoneim et al., doi: 10.1038/s43247-024-01379-7.

Majority of Egyptian Pyramids Was Built along Long-Lost Branch of Nile, Archaeologists Say

May 21, 2024 by News Staff

Archaeologists in Egypt have identified segments of a 64-km-long extinct branch of the river Nile, which they name the Ahramat Branch, running at the foothills...

Wattle and other acacias were found at the oldest archaeological site on the land of the Martu in the Australian Western Desert. Image credit: University of Western Australia.

New Study Offers Insight into Earliest Uses of Firewood in Australia

Mar 18, 2022 by News Staff

A team of scientists from the University of Western Australia and Curtin University has examined charcoal from ancient rock shelters to learn about the...