Rescuing Pharaoh’s Gold Mines: Archaeological conservation in Eastern Sudan

在开创性试点调查的基础上，该项目将记录苏丹东部偏远的阿拜沙漠的未开发考古，该地区独特的遗产正在被不受管制的采矿所破坏。通过卫星测量和当地实地调查，该项目将在新的考古遗址被摧毁之前对其进行记录，同时与当地的贝加游牧民族合作，制定具有文化敏感性的保护策略。该项目将用新的科学技术揭示古代矿工和土著游牧民族的历史，改变我们对古尼罗河盆地的叙述，为苏丹的遗产政策提供信息，赋予当地利益相关者权力，并推动澳大利亚成为世界遗产保护和救援文件的领导者。

Building on pioneering pilot surveys, this project will document the unexplored archaeology of the remote Atbai Desert of Eastern Sudan, a region whose unique heritage is being destroyed by unregulated mining. Employing satellite surveying and local fieldwork, this project will document new archaeological sites before they are destroyed, while engaging with the local Beja nomads to form culturally sensitive conservation strategies. Uncovering the history of ancient miners and indigenous nomads with new scientific techniques, the project will transform our narratives of the ancient Nile Basin, inform Sudanese heritage policy, empower local stakeholders, and propel Australia as a leader in world heritage conservation and rescue documentation.