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Aswan Nubian Museum Skeleton EG052935JHP Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum grave and skeleton dating to prehistory around 35-3000BC and found at Kubanieh, the 2nd Cataract on the River nIle at Aswan. Semi Nomadic tribe buring dead in oval/rectangular pits of a stone structure and including burial goods just as peronal ornaments made of ivory, faience, bone; shells and coloured stones. An exhibit in this modern building whose foundations were laid in 1986, opened in 1997 and organised through UNESCO. Very low artificial light makes general photography difficult as well as affecting accurate colour balance. This now appears to be the only museum in Egypt where photography is still allowed although it is not easy as the ambient lighting is extremely subdued for conservation reasons. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, Nubian, Nubia, Museum, exhibit, skeleton, grave, burial' goods, pots, bowls, ornaments, bone, sand, inside, interior, ancient, prehistoric, nomads, landscape
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Collection: Aswan Nubian Museum
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Aswan Nubian Museum Skeleton EG052935JHP
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Aswan Egyptian Nubian Museum grave and skeleton dating to prehistory

around 35-3000BC and found at Kubanieh, the 2nd Cataract on the River nIle at Aswan. Semi Nomadic tribe buring dead in oval/rectangular pits of a stone structure and including burial goods just as peronal ornaments made of ivory, faience, bone; shells and coloured stones. An exhibit in this modern building whose foundations were laid in 1986, opened in 1997 and organised through UNESCO. Very low artificial light makes general photography difficult as well as affecting accurate colour balance. This now appears to be the only museum in Egypt where photography is still allowed although it is not easy as the ambient lighting is extremely subdued for conservation reasons.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Aswan, Nubian, Nubia, Museum, exhibit, skeleton, grave, burial' goods, pots, bowls, ornaments, bone, sand, inside, interior, ancient, prehistoric, nomads, landscape