Much of the problem stems from the high silt content of the river—in some ... The Egyptians have had a very different relationship with the Nile. For thousands of years, they referred to its ...

Ancient Egyptians called their land "Kemet," which meant "black," after the black fertile silt-layered soil that was left behind each year during the annual innundation, when the Nile flooded the ...

In ancient times, between the months of May and September, the Nile's banks would swell and overflow until it flooded the plains surrounding it. The floodwaters would leave nutrient-rich silt ...

Then it gradually dissolved, only to be covered in silt. She said they plan to expand their map and work to detect additional ...

The Ancient Egyptians called The Nile 'Ar' which meant black, because that was the colour of the soil and silt left behind after theflooding. Some years though the river didn't flood properly ...