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SUMMARY:Dakhleh Oasis in the Late Neolithic: The Sheikh Muftah Cultural Uni
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DESCRIPTION:Join us to trace the story of the Sheikh Muftah\, ancient pasto
 ralists of Egypt’s Dakhleh Oasis\, and their resilience in a changing wor
 ld.\n\nDuring the Old Kingdom\, the Nile Valley Egyptians began a process o
 f colonisation and annexation of the Dakhleh Oasis in Egypt's Western Deser
 t. This 'tiny island of green'\, later referred to by Herodotus as the 'Isl
 e of the Blessed'\, was a frontier zone amongst the shifting sands. The Nil
 e Valley Egyptians\, however\, were not the first people to set foot in thi
 s frontier. It had been the home for thousands of years to indigenous pasto
 ralists now referred to as the Sheikh Muftah. Who were these people? What i
 s their story? And more importantly\, what can they teach us about resilien
 ce and adaptation to a changing world and environment?\n\nThis talk will in
 troduce the enigmatic Sheikh Muftah Cultural Unit\, their material culture\
 , and their sites. It will synthesise the state of research on this Western
  Desert culture and their incredible ability to adapt to an oscillating and
  often unpredictable environment.\n\nhttps://www.visitcalgary.com/events/da
 khleh-oasis-in-the-late-neolithic-the-sheikh-muftah-cultural-unit\n\nhttps:
 //www.eventbrite.ca/e/dakhleh-oasis-in-the-late-neolithic-the-sheikh-muftah
 -cultural-unit-tickets-2000276088627
LOCATION:3-16 B - Central Library\, 800 3rd Street Southeast\, Calgary\, Ab
 \, T2G 0E7
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