(1) Most of the Egyptians here are really Nubians , although they dress as Egyptians, their skin is the dark brown of the betel nut.(2) Were the sadness, the fear, the ferocity, related to the darker side of Nubian culture?(3) The Nubian boat captain piloted the rudder with his foot.(4) Having raised dairy goats for nearly 20 years, Gail Damerow says one reason she keeps a small herd of Nubians on their farm in Tennessee is for extra milk to make yogurt, simple cheese and ice cream - lots and lots of ice cream, in many flavors.(5) To give a summary of our operation, it comprises 400 head of Alpine, LaMancha, Nubian , Saanen and Toggenburg breeds.(6) For example, Hawass said, on show along with the mummy of Ramses II would be models of his Nubian temples, statues, reliefs and a biography.(7) Even more dubious was a tendency - now largely discredited - to see the Pharaonic state's southward expansion as especially similar to modern imperialism because, supposedly, it involved conquest by white Egyptians of black Nubians .(8) But the traditionalists point out that the Egyptians distinguished themselves from the Nubians and other African and Mediterranean peoples in appearance and dress.(9) Dr. Fletcher was drawn to the tomb by identifying the forgotten Nubian style wig favoured by royal women in the XVIIIth dynasty during the reign of Akhenaten that was found near three unidentified mummies, two females and a male.(10) For its part the Sony Gallery is showcasing black and white photographs taken in the early 1960s by Abdel-Fattah Eid as part of a project to document Nubian culture before the valley was submerged by Lake Nasser.(11) Braxton plays the title role of Aida, an ancient Egyptian Nubian princess who is captured by Radames, a captain in the Egyptian army, and falls in love with him.(12) The anthropologist also believes the tetracycline protected the Nubians from bone infections, as all the bones he examined are infection free.(13) The museum plays an important role in informing both Egyptian and international visitors about Nubian culture, preserving the record of an ancient civilization while providing a focal point for today's community.(14) Several characteristics distinguish Nubians from other dairy breeds: They have floppy ears, a convex, Roman nose and an energetic disposition some say is just plain stubborn.(15) As Thabo Mbeki observed, the intellectual tradition of the Nubian civilisation, the ancient Egyptians and the great centre of learning in Timbuktu are all part of the continent's rich history.(16) Along the date-lined banks of the Nile are the relics of those peoples who carved out their own world here - not only the Nubians and the Shaigia but the Kushites and before them the little-known Kerma culture.
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