Al-Ahram Weekly

The edge of the world
In ancient times the cataracts at Aswan, a natural boundary of great granite boulders rising from the river bed, were believed to be where the life-giving waters of the Nile rose from the eternal ocean to render Egypt fertile

Breakfast with the stars
You can soften the prospect of getting up before dawn to take house guests to the pyramids by planning the breakfast you will have afterwards. Jenny Jobbins breakfasts with the best

Dig days
The guard with a stick
Despite our use of modern technology to protect ancient tombs, we nevertheless hear, with unfortunate regularity, about the theft of antiquities

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		Al-Ahram Weekly Online 4 - 10 October 2001 Issue No.554
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