Weba hypnotic journey in the company of one of the world's most acclaimed egyptologists over the fabled river telling how the nile continually brought life to an ancient civilization now. Webflowing downward into the mediterranean sea, africa’s longest river becomes one great water source at the ancient city of khartoum where the blue nile. Webexploring this dialogue between the people and their environment, β€˜the nile and ancient egypt’ weaves together evidence from sites in the nile valley and its desert hinterland to.