The Ancient World’s Equivalent to Blood Diamonds
Through this narrow hole in an Egyptian mountain, the Romans lowered slave labourers on a rope to hack emeralds from an underground cavern. Anyone hauled up with insufficient gems was…
Lost in the Sands of Time (2)
The bottom of a glass vessel that we found abandoned amongst the debris of a Roman emerald mine in the Wadi el Gamel desert in Egypt. © www.anniewrightphotography.coml, Click to…
Lost in the Sands of Time
The driver spotted this tiny figure lying on the ground in the Wadi el Gamel desert, which I visited in January. Was it made as doll for a child or…
Natural Grace
A boy from the Ababda tribe working at an eco-camp in the Wadi el Gamal desert near the Red Sea. © www.anniewrightphotography.com, Egypt
Lucy, Part Two
Since I posted Lucy's story last Saturday, people have asked me about what happened to her. Did she find a good home? The answer is yes. She lives with Yamen,…
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