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The Geology of Egypt: A Traveler's Guide (How the Land Made Egypt What It Is) (Paperback)

by Bonnie M. Sampsell (Author)
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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press (31 Mar 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 977424785X
  • ISBN-13: 978-9774247859
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 15 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Egypt is primarily a land of deserts and mountains, the habitable Nile Valley and Delta occupying less than five per cent of the country. Although the ancient Egyptians lived on only a small fraction of the land, they made extensive use of resources from the less hospitable areas, exploiting the opportunities and adjusting to the constraints of their physical environment. This work describes these features and more, providing a guide for the traveller to Egypt interested in learning about its history from a different perspective. The guidebook presumes no background in geology or related fields and provides an introduction to the relevant geological concepts, presenting examples to illustrate how the country's geological features influenced Egyptian civilization. Most examples are selected from the pharaonic period and Greco-Roman period, though many cases also illustrate how geological factors continue to have an impact on modern Egyptian society. The text is organized as a trip on the Nile from Lake Nasser downstream to the Delta, with chapters devoted to such popular sites as Aswan, Luxor and Giza. Also covered are the Eastern and Western Deserts, as well as the Sinai Peninsula.


About the Author

Dr. Bonnie M. Sampsell is a retired college professor who has traveled to many parts of the world and studied Egyptology, archaeology, and geology extensively.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A missed opportunity., 29 Aug 2006
A rather hit-and-miss affair. The opening chapters on `geological concepts' and `the origins of rock types' are good basic introductions to geology. At first glance, the rest of the book seems up to the job. However, it falls down in two major areas. The first is an almost unforgivable lack of geological maps. This is meant to be a guide to the geology of Egypt, and yet there are only two geological maps in the entire book (on pages 22 and 98). To make matters worse, neither map has a distance scale on it. As a geologist who is interested in the geology of places I visit on holidays, this is a serious oversight. Maps are essential to any book that calls itself a guide to geology. More frequent maps would also negate the need for turning back to page 22 to see where the rocks mentioned on each stage of the trip fit into the overall picture. The second area where the book falls down is in a failure to add detail to the stratigraphic column given on page 23. Periods (e.g. Jurassic) are not broken down further to give formations or members. This would be useful if the reader wanted to compare the geology of places such as Britain with Egypt at certain times in a bit more detail. This oversight is compounded on page 78 where the author mentions the "Serai Formation of the Thebes Group" and the "Esna Shale" without clarifying where these fit in to the overall picture.
The dust jacket states that the author has "..studied Egyptology, archaeology, and geology extensively". It does not actually state what subject(s) her actual professional qualifications are in. From what I have seen in the book, geology does not appear to be one of them. It comes across as the work of an enthusiastic amateur, who has read lots of other peoples' work but who lacks the knowledge of what a geological guide is all about.
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