New Nubia: 6-9 February, 1970 
The band recovery team on this trip, visited nearly all the New 
Nubian villages. The original villages of ancient Nubia now lie under 
the waters of Lake Nasser, and since the emigrations of 196 ^- 65 , the 
people have relocated their towns north of Aswan. In these villages 
66 foreign bands were recovered - sixty from birds shot in Old Nubia, 
six from New Nubia. Each of the villages - Tushka, Kalabsha, El 
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Umbarakab, Dihmit, and Korn Ombo City (2^.28 N, 32.57 E) was visited at 
least twice. Nubians regard bands as having magical properties, 
wearing them as amulets and putting great store by them. Our team at 
times was forced to purchase bands strung aroimd someone’s neck. 
Alexandria Market: .Frequent intervals. 
Whenever members of the field team returned to Alexandria, they 
visited the Alexandria bird market to look for bands and ro note any 
exotic species. Many bands were recovered in this fashion, but the 
circumstances of capture, especially locality, are quite imprecise. 
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