Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt was the French archaeologist who, in the 1960s, faced down both de Gaulle and Nasser to dismantle and move a dozen temples – including the vast Abu Simbel – that were to be submerged by the construction of the Aswan Dam.
Empress of the Nile: the Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt’s Ancient Temples From Destruction
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