Nubia: Lost Civilizations

REVIEW BY ANNA GARNETT Studies of the ancient Nile Valley have traditionally focused on Egypt as the predominant political and cultural power in the region, with relatively limited work in the Upper Nile region (until the construction of the Aswan High Dam and the associated Nubian Rescue Campaign in the 1960s). This volume, part of the Lost Civilizations series, aims to even out the imbalance, through a highly readable, dynamic, and transparent approach to the vast history of Nubia and Sudan.  The first chapter (‘The Lost Land of Nubia’) sets the scene by outlining the geography and archaeological history of the region. The ‘swinging pendulum of power’ between Egypt and N