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A
Abdel-Satar, A., 184
Abdel-Shafy, H., 262
Abdullah II, King, 249
Acta Diurna, 45
Adamson, Joy, 193, 199
Aesop, 48
Aethiopica, 68–69
African Queen, The, 17
agricultural communities, 65–66, 93–94
agricultural methods, 60–61, 91
Al-Kafrawi, Hasaballah, 182
Al-Khateeb, Nader, 249
All Things Considered, 143
Allenby, General, 99
Al-Salam Canal Project, 181, 183–187, 259
Amin, Idi, 78, 100, 160, 193, 244
Among the Elephants, 204
Amun-Re Temple, 43, 89
Ani, 45, 54
animal species, 13, 14, 19–20, 31–32, 66, 105, 131, 211, 224–226, 234, 245
Anubis, 88
aquatic lifestyle, 64–65, 96
Arab-Israeli War, 127
Arsinoe, Princess, 83
Arsuf, 99
Aswan High Dam, 34, 72–73, 105, 109–110, 141, 155, 176–177, 180–181, 227–228, 232, 259
Audubon, 245
B
Badawy, Alexander, 32–33, 64–65, 90–92, 94
Bahr El-Baqar drain, 258–260, 260
Baker, Florence, 113–116, 212
Baker, Samuel, 19, 113–116, 212, 216
Bayou Farewell, 73
bayous, 7, 59–60. See also swamps
Beaubien, Jason, 143–144
Beilfuss, Richard, 228–229
Beveridge, Malcolm, 72
Bible, 70, 125, 139
bird hunters, 66, 70–71, 108, 238
bird migration, 8, 12, 71, 117, 139, 246–251, 247, 256
bird migration routes, 246–247, 247
bird species, 12–16, 13, 20, 66, 117–118, 139–140, 157, 167–169, 198, 233–234, 245–257, 247
bird watching, 7, 166, 200, 209, 244–250, 255
Bishai, Adly, 181
Blixen, Karen, 204
Bloch, Dora, 100
Block, Jack, 199
blood roses, 190, 196–197, 209
Blue Nile, 31, 171–174, 177, 180–183, 261, 270
boats, xvi, 27–37, 29, 30, 37, 42, 62, 85, 91, 95–97
bogs, 60, 89, 129–131, 177–178, 202. See also marshes
Bonneau, Danielle, 24
Book of the Dead, The, 8, 45, 54–55, 88
Born Free, 193, 204
Borojevic, Ksenija, 40
Bout, Victor, 116
Brass, Mike, 65–66
Brombert, Gidon, 249
Bronson, Charles, 100
Budge, Wallis, 45, 88
Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 98, 99
Burton, Richard, 212
Bush, Ray, 73
Butzer, Karl, 24, 26, 28, 34, 102, 105
C
Cahora Bassa Dam, 227–229
Caracalla, Emperor, 61
Cassiodorus, 44, 45
caste system, 66–68
Catullus, xiii
Christie, Agatha, 139
Clayton, Jonathan, 170
Cleopatra, xvii, 83
Congo River, 19, 139–147, 141, 149
Constantine, 70
Copperbelt, 135, 218–224, 229, 271
Correas, Maria, 65
Costanza, Robert, 269
Cyperus papyrus, 7. See also papyrus
D
dams
Aswan High Dam, 34, 72–73, 105, 109–110, 141, 155, 176–177, 180–181, 227–228, 232, 259
Cahora Bassa Dam, 227–229
Grand Inga Dam, 141, 154–156
Jebel Aulia Dam, 177
Kariba Dam, 227–229
Merowe Hydropower Dam, 177
Nalubaale Dam, 159
Palambo Dam, 150
Renaissance Dam, 173–174
Three Gorges Dam, 155
Toshka Lakes Dam, 177
Derchain, Philippe, 106
Dickens, Charles, 226
Doctors Without Borders, 144
Douglas-Hamilton, Iain, 199
Douglas-Hamilton, Oria, 199
Dublin Papyrus, 55
E
Early Hydraulic Civilization in Egypt, 24
Ebersole, Rene, 240, 245
Egyptian paintings, 8–11, 11
Egyptian solution, 258–265
Eldredge, Niles, 233, 238
El-Hadidi, Doctor, 264
El-Quosy, Dia, 258–259, 261–263
Emery, Walter, 54
Enniskillen, Lord, 196
Erman, Adolf, 64, 66–67
Euphrates River, 82
Euphrates River Valley, 60
Evangeline, 59
Everglades, 161, 175, 177, 210, 232, 269
F
Farraday, Michael, 226
Field of Reeds, 8, 44, 77, 95–100, 217, 267
Firth, Cecil, 81
Fischer, Gustav, 198, 200
fish harvest, 72–73
fish species, 11–14, 15, 22, 66, 72–73, 135, 233–234
floating islands, 78, 82, 103–104, 166
Floating World, 59, 64, 94, 267
Flora of Egypt, 36
Flyways, 256
“Four Sisters,” 71–72, 259
Fox, James, 199
Franzen, Jonathan, 71
Frazer, James, 75–77
G
Gere, Richard, 258
Giblett, Rod, 89
Goddio, Franck, xviii
Golden Bough, The, 75
Gonatas, Antigonus, 41
Gore, Al, 96
Grand Inga Dam, 141, 154–156
Grant, James, 212
“Great Migrations,” 20
Great Rift: Africa’s Wild Heart, 254
Green, Manfred, 247
Grunwald, Michael, 270
Guide to Living With Florida’s Wetlands, 268
Gutenberg, Johannes, 70
H
Hambright, David, 127, 131
Hammond, Nicholas, 38
Hapi, xiv, xvii–xix, xviii, 32, 46, 180, 267
Harper, David, 190, 209
Harwell, Andrew, 249
Hassan, Fekri, xvi, 33, 60, 61, 105–106
Hassanein, Salah, 111, 187, 261, 264–265
Hawqal, Ibn, 41
Hazzard, Shirley, 47
Headley, Tom, 223
Heliodorus, 68–69
Herb, Michael, 24, 106
herdsmen, 61, 66–69, 95
Herodotus, xv, 35, 38, 42, 47, 59, 62, 66, 92–93, 98, 102, 109, 145, 180
Hesiod, 48
Heyerdahl, Thor, 30, 33, 37, 92
Holy Land, 240–250
Homer, 48
Horus, xvii, 23, 23, 55, 88, 100
Huleh Reserve, 134, 241, 242, 244–245, 248, 250
Huleh Swamp, 117, 126, 126–128, 134, 164, 177, 240–241, 242, 248, 250
Huleh Valley, 117, 123–129, 126, 128, 130–134, 211, 241–249, 242, 247
Hurst, Harold, 19
huts, 62–65, 76, 80–92, 90, 92, 95–98, 106, 128, 144–145
hydroelectric facilities, 55–56, 109, 150, 159, 167, 172–177, 183, 261, 269
I
Iliad, 48
Imhotep, 55
Imouthes, 55
Inconvenient Truth, An, 96
Isesi, Djedkare, 54
Isis, 32, 88, 100
J
Jaffa, 99
Jebel Aulia Dam, 177
Jonglei Canal, 118–120, 123, 174–177, 187
Jordan River, 125–127, 126, 132, 240–241, 242, 249–250
K
Kafue River, 213, 218–221, 227
Kaiza, David, 78
Kalahari Desert, 229–233
Kantor, Helene, 45
Kaplan, Didi, 241
Kariba Dam, 227–229
Katende, Anthony, 5
Kendie, Daniel, 176, 183
Kenyatta, Jomo, 193
Kgathi, Donald, 236, 237
Khaemwaset, 39
Kony, Joseph, 115
Koran, 48
L
“laid” paper, 48–53
Lake Agmon, 117, 240, 242, 242–245, 248
Lake Amik, 125–127, 126
Lake Chad, 145
Lake Chad Basin, 95–96, 145, 150–153, 158, 177, 270
Lake Manzala, 71–73, 111, 118, 258–263, 260
Lake Naivasha, 190–211, 192, 194
Lake Naivasha Riparian Association (LNRA), 206–207
Lake Nasser, 73, 124, 176, 179–183
Lake Victoria, 3–4, 14–19, 17, 100, 157–168, 159, 161, 271
Landscapes of Ancient Egypt, 106
Landström, Börn, 33, 35
Larsen, Thorben, 35
Last King of Scotland, The, 270
Leshem, Yossi, 246, 247, 248
Lewis, Naphtali, 24, 49, 56, 68, 90, 102
Leyden Papyrus of Qenna, 55
Life in Ancient Egypt, 64
Life in the Balance, 233
Living Dinosaur, A, 225
Living Free, 198
Livingstone, David, 80, 97, 143, 213–220, 214, 216, 217, 224
Lumley, Joanna, 117
M
Maathai, Wangari, 204
MacDonald, Kevin, 270
Mackal, Roy P., 225
Maclean, Ilya, 165–166
Macleod, Olive, 95
malaria, 128, 144–147
Markel, Doron, 243
Marsh Arabs, 60, 64, 82, 90–92, 97, 128
marsh men, 59–69, 62, 63, 73–75, 92–93, 97, 136, 238, 267. See also swamp dwellers
marshes, 14, 22, 45, 59–71, 75–82, 105–106, 118, 135, 142, 153, 161, 187–189, 202, 245. See also swamps
“Maxims of Ptah-Hotep, The,” 54
Mbithi, Stephen, 206
McCarthy, Terence, 233
McGrath, Cam, 72
Mehyar, Munqeth, 249
Meininger, Peter, 71
Menes, 22, 23
Merowe Hydropower Dam, 177
Migahid, A., 34
Miletus, 54
Mirak-Weissbach, Muriel, 148, 149
mud-brick buildings, xvii, 50, 65, 68, 83, 90, 92
Mullié, Wim, 71
Mureithi, Erastus, 197
Museveni, Yoweri, 100
Musumba, Isaac, 169
muu dancers, 63, 63
Myllylä, Susanna, 111
Mysterious Herds of the Sudan, 20
N
Nakivubu Swamp, 4, 114–115, 162, 241
Nalubaale Dam, 159
Narmer Palette, 23, 36, 37
National Geographic, 71, 182
New, Mark, 222
New Delta, 266–267
New Kingdom, 60, 65, 84
New Testament, 48
New York Herald, 215
New Yorker, 47
New Zealand Geographic, 232
Nielson, Paula, 91
Nile Basin, 168–172, 177, 182–183, 235, 261
Nile Delta, 63–64, 69, 88, 102–110, 118, 134, 184, 227–228, 238–239, 264
Nile floodplain, xv–xvi, 22, 105–107
Nile Lechwe, 19–20
Nile River, xvi, 17, 21, 51, 71, 109, 124, 159, 169–178, 183–185, 259–261, 271
Nile Valley, xv, 8, 12, 21, 28, 88, 105, 180, 186, 267
Nobel, Alfred, 116
Nubian Sandstone Formation, 185–186
Nyberg, Karen, 96
O
Odyssey, 48
Okavango Delta, 175, 231, 231–233, 236, 254
Okavango River, 104, 136, 232–238
Okavango Swamp, 20, 104, 166, 189, 229–233, 236–239
Old Kingdom, 45, 64, 67, 106
Old Testament, 48
Onyango, Philip, 78
Osiris, xvii, 30, 88
Out of Africa, 204
Owino, A., 157, 165
P
Palambo Dam, 150
paper, 16, 44–56. See also papyrus paper, “laid” paper
papyriform boat, 85
papyriform column, 86, 87
papyrus
in Africa, 190–211
bountiful supply of, 10–26
civilization and, 8
collectors of, 51, 61
growth of, 16–19
morphology of, 18–19
sacredness of, 16
species of, 18
susceptibility of, 19
papyrus boats, xvi, 27–37, 29, 30, 37, 42, 62, 85, 91, 95–97
papyrus collectors, 51, 61
papyrus ecosystem, 5–7, 14–19, 163
papyrus habitat, 3–6, 12–13, 19
papyrus huts, 62–65, 76, 80–92, 90, 92, 95–98, 106, 128, 144–145
papyrus mats, 49–50, 67–68, 90–91, 128, 128, 236
Papyrus of Ani, 45, 54
Papyrus of Hunefer, 55
Papyrus of Nebseni, 54–55
Papyrus of Qenna, 55
papyrus paper
for Bible, 70
durability of, 55
export of, 26, 47, 56
first production of, 54
oldest discovery of, 54
paper centers, 25
paper-making process, 50–54, 52
preserving, 55
use of, 16, 45–48, 54–56, 70
papyrus rope, 29, 29, 38–43
papyrus swamps
in ancient times, 12
benefits of, 268–270
destruction of, 269–271
disappearance of, 7, 270–271
draining, 131–135, 269–270
field of reeds, 8, 44, 77, 95–100, 217, 267
first encounter with, 3–9
future of, 101–112
paintings of, 8–11, 11
preserving, 270–271
protecting, 22–23, 162–168, 254–257, 270–271
restoring, 249–250, 270–271
sacred swamps, 80–94
war and, 113–124
parchment, 47–48, 70
Passages, 157
Peace Park, 242, 249–250
peat fires, 122–123, 177, 241
“Persians, The,” 54
Pfeilstorche, 139–140
Plattus, Alan, 249
Pliny the Elder, 6, 45–47, 51, 56, 106, 250
Postel, Sandra, 27
Prisse Papyrus, 54
Ptahhotep, 54
Ptolemy II, 41
Pyramid Texts, xvii
pyramids, 8, 37, 40, 43, 66, 81
Pythagoras, 48
Q
Quarshie, Hugh, 254
Quinine, 145
R
Radwan, Mona, 72
Ragab, Hassan, 51, 53, 264
“Raid on Entebbe,” 100, 270–271
Rameses II, 86
Rameses III, 39
reed boats, xvi, 27–37, 29, 30, 37, 42, 62, 85, 91, 95–97
reed collectors, 51, 61
reed huts, 62–65, 76, 80–92, 90, 92, 95–98, 106, 128, 144–145
reed temples, 83–86, 90
Reeder, Greg, 63
reeds, field of, 8, 44, 77, 95–100, 217, 267
Renaissance Dam, 173–174
Ricciardi, Mirella, 199
Richard I, 99
Rift Valley, 114, 135, 157, 169, 191, 201, 212, 231, 251–257, 271
riverine papyrus swamps, 15–17. See also papyrus swamps
Robert, Julia, 195
Roberts, Colin, 47
Rocco, Fiametta, 145
Roman baths, 61, 106, 108
Roman Empire, 26, 46–47, 56
Root, Alan, 194, 199
Root, Joan, 194, 196, 199, 205
rope, 29, 29, 38–43
Roscoe, John, 75–78
Rosetta Stone, 97
Ryan, P., 157, 165
S
sacred sedge, 36, 109–110, 125–135, 191, 238
sacred swamps, 80–94. See also swamps
Safwat, Professor, 260
Saladin, 99
Sanderson, Ivan T., 226
Sappho, 48
“Sarah,” 113, 118–120
savanna region, 21, 21–22, 66, 116, 143
Sea of Galilee, 125, 132–134, 164, 240, 242, 243–244, 248–249
Seal, Mark, 194–196
Sebbowa, Frank, 158
Sekhet-Aanru, 44, 88. See also Field of Reeds
Serag, M., 264
Serengeti Will Not Die, 204
Seti I, 86
Sheehy, Gail, 157
Sikes, Sylvia, 96, 145
Skeat, T. C., 47
Sneferu, King, 106
Soliman, Amr, 110
Song of Songs, 48
Speke, John, 212
Sracek, Ondra, 222
Stanley, Henry, 215, 216
Stanley, Jean-Daniel, 102, 106, 108
Stiassny, Melanie, 142
Stieglitz, Klaus, 187
Sudan Civil War, 20, 120, 228
Sudd, the, 17, 19–21, 113–124, 174–189, 218, 229, 234, 239, 243, 265, 270–271
Suliman, Mohamed, 120
Sunday Times, The, 170
sustainable development, 101–107, 156, 205, 209–210, 235
Swamp, The, 270
swamp dwellers, 26, 59–69, 78–82, 89, 95, 145. See also marsh men
swamps. See also marshes
in ancient times, 12
benefits of, 268–270
destruction of, 269–271
disappearance of, 7, 270–271
draining, 131–135, 269–270
field of reeds, 8, 44, 77, 95–100, 217, 267
filter swamps, 73, 110–112, 124, 154, 162–164, 177, 202–203, 208–211, 222–223, 227, 241–243, 255, 259–262, 265
future of, 101–112
Huleh Swamp, 117, 126, 126–127, 134, 164, 177, 240–241, 242, 248, 250
marsh men and, 59–69, 62, 63, 73–75, 92–93, 97, 136, 238, 267
Nakivubu Swamp, 4, 114–115, 162, 241
Okavango Swamp, 20, 104, 166, 189, 229–233, 236–239
preserving, 270–271
protecting, 22–23, 162–168, 254–257, 270–271
restoring, 210, 249–250, 270–271
sacred swamps, 80–94
war and, 113–124
Syrian War, 41
T
Täckholm, Vivi, 36
Tanner, Chris, 223
Tarzan and the Lost Empire, 98
Taunt, Emory, 148–149
temples, 43, 80–94, 83, 84
Theogony, 48
Theophrastus, 41
Thesiger, Wilfred, 64
Thompson, Keith, 4–5, 236
Thoreau, Henry, 89
Three Gorges Dam, 155
Tiberius, 46
Tidwell, Mike, 73
Tigris River, 82
Tigris River Valley, 60
Time magazine, 249
Times, the (London), 226
Timotheus, 54
tomb paintings, xvii, 10, 11, 39, 42, 51, 64
Toshka Lakes Dam, 177
Toshka Project, 181–182, 260
Transaqua Canal, 141
Transaqua Project, 148–155, 177
Tristram, Henry Baker, 125
U
USA Today, 247
V
Vanity Fair, 194
Vinson, Steve, xv–xvi, 32
von der Heyden, Constantin, 222
von Rosen, Eric, 80–82, 89, 96–99, 143
W
Wadjet, xvii, 46
Waller, Horace, 217
Ward, C., 34–35
Warne, Andrew, 108
Warne, Kennedy, 232, 234, 237
Water War, 120, 169–175, 235
“water-world,” 21, 22, 33, 36–37, 64–69, 83, 267
wetlands, 7, 134–136, 268–270. See also swamps
White, Jon Manchip, 61
White Mischief, 199
White Nile, 19–20, 111–114, 118, 174, 180, 187
Wildflower, 195
Wilkinson, Toby, 54, 66
Winter, Paul, 256
Wordsworth, William, 60
Work and Days, 48
World War I, 99–100
World War II, 144, 147
X
Xenophanes, 48
Xerxes, 38–42
Y
Yarmouk River, 242, 249
Z
Zambezi region, 212–229, 213, 239, 252–254, 271
Zohary, Tamar, 127, 131
Zwager, Hans, 207
Zwager, Peter, 207