Sedimentary evidence suggests that the Nile used to have a much ... They then used geophysical surveys and sediment cores to confirm the presence of river sediments and former channels beneath ...

Using satellite imaging and analysis of cores of sediment, a new study published ... first map of the long-lost ancient branch of the Nile River.” Ghoneim and her colleagues refer to this ...

The Ancient Egyptians called The Nile 'Ar' which meant black, because that was the colour of the soil and silt left behind after theflooding. Some years though the river didn't flood properly ...

Here, the extreme dry sands of the desert meet the fertile silt-laden soils along the Nile—a river that provides a source of life for the entire nation and a good part of the African continent.