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The Findings and Activities of a Swiss Archaeological Team Working in Northern Sudan for More Than 40 Years
BERN, Switzerland, September 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Swiss archaeologist Charles Bonnet spent many years exploring the remains of Nubian civilization in northern Sudan, focusing particular attention on the site of Kerma, the capital of the Nubians, and finding evidence of the existence of a genuine civilization in the region. The rare discovery of the black pharaohs on the site "Doukki Gel" is considered to be the culmination of the work of Charles Bonnet and the Swiss team: Their findings provided new and precious information about Nubian civilization during the era of Kerma Kingdom, and some aspects of the relationship that existed between the Egyptian pharaohs and Nubian kings in northern Sudan. The special dossier of the Arabic website of swissinfo.ch also covers the contribution of Switzerland in the financing of Charles Bonnet's mission over the past decades and its participation in the construction of the museum of "Kerma civilization complex". This new site will open up wider cultural and touristic horizons in this region rich in cultural legacy and historical treasures. To know more about this special, please click the link bellow: http://www.swissinfo.ch/ara swissinfo is an enterprise of SRG SSR idée suisse (the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation). Its role is to inform Swiss living abroad about events in their homeland and to raise awareness of Switzerland in other countries. swissinfo achieves this through its nine-language internet news and information platform: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index.html Contact: Kamal Dhif Tel: +41-31-350-95-88 E-Mail: kamel.dhif@swissinfo.ch
