Abstract
THE last Bulletin of the Archaeological Survey of Nubia describes excavations in the cemeteries and buildings of the ancient district of Pselchis, which will become submerged when the new Nile barrage is completed. The results are to some degree unsatisfactory, owing to the prevalence, even from ancient times, of the practice of sebakh-digging by agriculturists in order to obtain fresh supplies of rich soil to re-fertilise the land, which is periodically covered by a layer of fine sand drifted by the prevailing wind. This results in the destruction of many interesting remains; and treasure hunters have also done much damage, but the operations of the latter can be easily distinguished from the ruder methods adopted by the farmers.
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The Archæological Survey of Nubia . Nature 84, 406 (1910). https://doi.org/10.1038/084406a0
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