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Final Meeting, Dark Nature - Rapid Natural Change and Human Responses
September 6-10, 2005
Villa Olmo
Como, Italy

Organizers
A.M. Michetti, F. Aligi Pasquare, S. Haldorsen, S. Leroy

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The Dark Side of the Nile: Catastrophic Nile Floods and Human Respones in Ancient and Historical Times in Egypt
by
Fekri Hassan
University College London

A series of severe droughts ca.4200 BP led to famines, strife, and the dissolution of centralized government in ancient Egypt. Following an initial episode of shock and upheaval, localized efforts to revive political coordination and management of Nile resources led to the re-emergence of centralized government on the basis of new ethical, social, adminstrative and technical platforms. Eyewitness accounts of droughts during the 10th and 12th centuries AD provide an insight into the social respones to catastrophic Nile floods in ancient times.

Date received: July 12, 2005

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