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Vient de paraître :Sidebotham S. E., Hense M., Nouwens H. M., The Red Land, The Illustrated Archaeology of Egypt's Eastern Desert, Cairo, New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2008.For thousands of years Egypt has crowded the Nile Valley and Delta.  The Eastern Desert, however, has also played a crucial, although until  now, little understood role in Egyptian history. Ancient inhabitants of  the Nile Valley feared the desert, which they referred to as the Red  Land, and were reluctant to venture there, yet they exploited the  extensive mineral wealth of this region. They also profited from the  valuable wares conveyed across the desert between the Nile and the Red  Sea ports, which originated from Arabia, Africa, India, and elsewhere in  the east.Based on twenty years of archaeological fieldwork conducted in the  Eastern Desert, The Red Land reveals the cultural and historical  richness of this little known and seldom visited area of Egypt. A range  of important archaeological sites dating from Prehistoric to Byzantine  times is explored here in text and illustrations. Among these ancient  treasures are petroglyphs, cemeteries, fortified wells, gold, the world's oldest emerald mines, hard stone quarries, roads, forts, ports, and  temples. With 250 photographs and fascinating artistic reconstructions  based on the evidence on the ground, along with the latest research and  accounts from ancient sources and modern travelers, the authors lead the  reader into the remotest corners of the hauntingly beautiful Eastern  Desert to discover the full story of the area's human history.Lien : http://www.egypttheredland.com/