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The document summarizes the colonial town of Buhen in Egypt. It was situated along the Nile River below the second cataract and established around 2600 BCE as a military outpost to protect copper mines against attacks from Nubia. The settlement had residences and workshops made of stone and mud, with a narrow fertile strip along the Nile surrounded by desert. The most important structure was the fort used to defend the mines against invaders. It was initially a small fortification that was later expanded an

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Suparna Dasgupta

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