The Nile is as impressive as it is long, but man-made damming projects since the late nineteenth century have changed the way we consider the impact of the natural world on how Ancient Egypt developed. By analysing natural features and how they relate to the urban, monumental, and funerary remains within the valley Carl hopes to (re-)introduce some early considerations when considering life along the banks of the Nile in Ancient Egypt.
Carl Graves is a final year PhD student at the University of Birmingham. His research interests lie in understanding the daily lives of the Ancient Egyptians, discovering their concerns, and how they interacted in and with the world around them. He was previously the Postgraduate Curator of the Eton College William Joseph Myers Collection of Egyptian Antiquities at the University of Birmingham. He is currently the Education and Public Engagement Manager for the Egypt Exploration Society, London.