Tag: Mariya

A map showing the Nile running through Nubia with 'Mariya' marked next to a settlement in the centre.

“How do you solve a problem like Marea?” Locating a site from the exhibition, ‘Alan Sorrell ‘Nubia”.

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Why are some sites so hard to find on the map? A misidentification of a location visited by Alan Sorrell in 1962 offers some possibilities.