History
Abydos and the Myth of Osiris
An Egyptologist retells the myth of Osiris, Isis and Horus, the story that made Abydos the most sacred place in ancient Egypt.
The Mediterranean and Saharan north, including Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. Country guides for four destinations, with Egypt covered in depth.
Heritage
Beyond the Pyramids: Discovering Egypt’s Living Heritage
An Egyptologist looks past the famous monuments to the beliefs, layered civilizations, landscapes and people that make Egypt a living country.
Destination
Algeria
Seven World Heritage sites, more than any other country in this build: Roman towns, a medieval fortified city, the Kasbah of Algiers and Saharan rock art.
Destination
Tunisia
Carthage, the free-standing amphitheater at El Jem, and a whole island inscribed for the way people settled it: ten sites on a coast sold as a beach.
Destination
Morocco
Fez after ten centuries of building, the earthen ksar at Ait Ben Haddou, and a country whose entire World Heritage record is architecture.
Heritage
An Introduction to Egypt
A Cairo tour operator introduces Egypt: its geography, the beliefs that raised the pyramids, and the country visitors meet today.
Destination
Egypt
Pharaonic monuments, Coptic and Islamic Cairo, the Nile as a working river, and a Nubian south with its own history.