A new addition to the embalmed fauna of ancient Egypt: Güldenstaedt's White-toothed Shrew, Crocidura gueldenstaedtii (Pallas, 1811) (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae). by Neal Woodman, Salima Ikram, Joanne Rowland

“…The Falcon Necropolis at Quesna in the Nile Delta of Egypt is considered to have been founded by the priest Djedhor, the Saviour, of Athribis (Tell Atrib in modern Benha) at the beginning of the Ptolemaic Period. …”
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Entre delta du Nil et désert, front pionnier agricole et recomposition territoriale en Egypte by Delphine Acloque Desmulier

“…Located between the fertile and populated areas of the Nile Delta and the vast areas of arid lands, new lands reclaimed on the desert have experienced a fast expansion of agricultural activities, with the emergence of an agri-capitalist sector, dominated by some large companies since the mid-1980s (Dixon, 2013). …”
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Remote sensing of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: a hazard and environmental impacts assessment by Mohamed Mostafa Mohamed, Samy Ismail Elmahdy

“…The results also showed that one-third of the Nile Delta will experience seawater intrusions when the groundwater table depletes 5 m below sea level.…”
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Seroprevalence and associated risk factors for bovine leptospirosis in Egypt by Abdelfattah Selim, Mohamed Marzok, Hattan S. Gattan, Abdelhamed Abdelhady, Mohamed Salem, Abdelrahman M. Hereba

“…The goal of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of Leptospira spp. in cattle in some governorates of Egypt's Nile Delta and assess the risk factors for infection. …”
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Animal husbandry complexity in the crop-livestock farming systems of the New Reclaimed Lands in Egypt by M. Osman, I. Daoud, S. Melak, E. Salah, Y. Hafez, A. Haggah, A. Aboul Naga, V. Alary, Jean-François Tourrand

“… In Egypt, the New Reclaimed Lands (NRL) are desert lands that surround the Nile delta, which have been developed for irrigated agriculture during the last half century. …”
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Comparison of two soil quality indices using two methods based on geographic information system by Mohamed A.E. AbdelRahman, A. Shalaby, E.S. Mohamed

“…Keywords: Geostatistics, GIS, Model builder, Nile Delta, Soil quality…”
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The Naukratis Project: Petrie, Greeks and Egyptians by Alan Johnston

“…<p class="first" id="d9440425e66">This report outlines the general aspects of the Naukratis Project of the British Museum both in reconstructing the body of material excavated between 1884 and 1903 at the Nile delta site, and in renewed fieldwork. In particular it describes the material studied by the present author, including that housed in UCL. …”
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A feasibility study of small hydro power for selected locations in Egypt by A.Y. Hatata, M.M. El-Saadawi, S. Saad

“…This paper investigates the small hydro energy potential at selected locations in Nile Delta-Egypt and presents a feasibility study of small hydropower for these locations. …”
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Quel combattant est le bouvier ? Les Boukoloi à la guerre dans le roman d’Achille Tatius by Claire Vieilleville

“…Heliodorus and Achilles Tatius introduce cowherds into their novels; these are not peasants, but savages that live in the Nile delta. Their alterity expresses itseelf on several levels. …”
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Pesticides in Indoor Dust and Shallow Groundwater in Rural Egypt by Salwa M. Abdallah, Khaled Y. Abdel-Halim

“…Objective: This study was designed to examine the existence of pesticide residues in both indoor dust and consumable subsurface shallow ground water and its association with community health in an agro-ecosystem in the Nile Delta Region. Methods: Pesticide exposure via consumption of shallow groundwater and contact with indoor dust were assessed in 7 villages in the Nile Delta of Egypt. …”

Hormone Receptors and Age Distribution in Breast Cancer Patients at a University Hospital in Northern Egypt by Osama Hussein, Mahmoud Mosbah, Omar Farouk, Kamel Farag, Aiman El-Saed, Mohammad Arafa, Ahmed Abdallah

“…Conclusion The age distribution and receptor status pattern in the Nile Delta region does not explain the aggressive behavior of the disease. …”
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Long-Term, High-Resolution Survey of Atmospheric Aerosols over Egypt with NASA’s MODIS Data by Mohammed Shokr, Muhammed El-Tahan, Alaa Ibrahim, Allison Steiner, Nashaat Gad

“…Spatial analysis indicates that they cover the Nile Delta region, including cities of Cairo and Alexandria, on the same day. …”
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Evapotranspiration in the Nile Basin: Identifying Dynamics and Drivers, 2002–2011 by Henok Alemu, Armel T. Kaptué, Gabriel B. Senay, Michael C. Wimberly, Geoffrey M. Henebry

“…Detected declines in ET in the Nile delta and Ethiopian highlands were found to be attributable to anthropogenic land degradation, while the ET decline in central Uganda is likely caused by rainfall reduction.…”
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Spatio-temporal variability of the phytoplankton biomass in the Levantine basin between 2002 and 2015 using MODIS products by Roy El Hourany, Ali Fadel, Elissar Gemayel, Marie Abboud-Abi Saab, Ghaleb Faour

“…They occurred in late autumn at the Nile Delta, in early spring and late summer at the eastern coastline, and in spring at the northeastern coastline. …”
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The hot spots and frontiers of research on the Grand Canal Culture Belt in China: Literature and academic trends by Ying Chen

“…Meanwhile, comparisons of research areas with canal studies in both China and other global famous canals are implemented, including the Grand Canal of China, the Venice Canal of Italy, the Panama Canal of Panama, the Colorado River of the USA, the Nile Delta of Egypt, Nicaragua Canal of USA, Welland Canal of Canada, especially four canal studies cases on keywords and knowledge clusters: Grand Canal of China, Venice Canal of Italy, Nile Delta of Egypt, Rhine-Marne Canal of France. …”
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Lidded Jar from Grave No. 40 at Tell El-Murra Cemetery by Magdalena Kazimierczak

“… The goal of the article is to provide data about a lidded jar discovered in a Tell el-Murra (Nile Delta) grave from the Early Dynastic period. Through the publication of the morphological and technological analysis of the lidded vessel and the details of the place of its discovery, the author would like to make a contribution to the understanding of this kind of jars, known mostly from Upper Egypt and Nubia. …”
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Avaris & Gonur by A al-H Bacri

“…This article is an investigation of 2nd-millennium BC chronology, architecture and material culture in Egypt and in Central Asia relying on material from the sites of Avaris, capital of Egypt under the Hyksos was located near modern Tell el-Dab'a in the northeastern region of the Nile Delta, and Gonur-depe, which was discovered and named by the Soviet archaeologist Victor Sarianidi . …”
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The Indian Auto Rickshaw in Egypt: An Ethnography of Transnational Trade Connections by Yann Philippe Tastevin

“…How did the introduction of the Indian auto rickshaw in Egypt lead to the establishment of a transnational supply chain in the urban margins of the Nile Delta? Following the trajectory of an Indian trader in Egypt, this article reveals unexpected continuities and connections between networks of people and places. …”
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Two Fragments of Early Dynastic Flint Bangles from Tell El-Murra in the Context of Finds from Ancient Egypt by Katarzyna Lajs

“… The aim of this study is to present two fragments of flint bangles discovered in the remains of the settlement excavated at the site of Tell el-Murra (north-eastern Nile Delta). This group of artefacts, related to the Proto- and Early Dynastic periods, is known from several sites of Ancient Egypt, but their total number is still modest. …”
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The Flint Industry of Tell el-Farkha in the Predynastic Period – Old and New Perspectives by Urszula Stępień

“…The flint artefacts are mostly similar to those from other sections of the site and are fairly typical of the flint industry in the Nile Delta. The assemblage not only attests to the impressive skills of local knappers, but also furnishes us with information regarding the nature of the site’s relations with the rest of northeast Africa, especially Upper Egypt.…”
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