“How do you solve a problem like Marea?” Locating a site from the exhibition, ‘Alan Sorrell ‘Nubia”. – Scribe in the House of Life: Hannah Pethen Ph.D.

My last post was a review of the excellent and very interesting exhibition Alan Sorrell ‘Nubia’ at the Beecroft Art Gallery in Southend on sea. The exhibition provided a fascinating look at the archaeological, landscape and life of southern Egypt and norther Sudan, prior to Lake Nasser. Although the accompanying information panels included a wealth of interesting archaeological details I did note one possible misidentification in the paintings. Painting number 45 shows a place named ‘Marea’, with vaulted ruins overlooking a watery landscape and a riverbank in the background….