One More Geological Clue Still Pending; “The Obsidian of the Land of Punt”

By: Mahmoud A. Emam Teaching Assistant, Institute of African Studies and Research, Cairo University. Mahmoud.emam@cu.edu.eg All the copyrights for the registered letter belong to the authors – This is not a published letter yet, the authors need to address the comments by the readers before the publication. From the Old Kingdom (c. 2575–2150 BC) onwards, Punt was frequently recorded in Egyptian royal, private, religious and literary texts as a geographical region from which frankincense and other exotic products were imported as well as that mythical…

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Women in Geosciences

10th International Conference of the African Association of Women in Geosciences “EARTH SCIENCES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA” – Luanda / Angola, 27 – 31 July 2020. Organised by AFRICAN ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN GEOSCIENCES (AAWG), ANGOLAN ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN GEOCIENTISTS (AAMG) and in partnership with THE GOVERNMENT OF ANGOLA – More information

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3rd edition of the KENYA MINING FORUM

The 3rd edition of the KENYA MINING FORUM Conference & Exhibition, 12-13 November in Nairobi, at the Safari Park Hotel. The 3rd edition of the KENYA MINING FORUM Conference & Exhibition organised in partnership with the KENYA CHAMBER OF MINES – KCM, with mining companies BASE TITANIUM and ACACIA MINING among the lead sponsors. KENYA MINING FORUM is the premier strategic business and investment platform focusing on Kenya’s MINING, QUARRYING, INFRASTRUCTURE and GEMSTONES sectors.  The 2017 edition of KENYA MINING FORUM has gathered participants from…

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