The Nile River used to flood in the late summer every year. This flooding brought nutrient-rich soil and washed away accumulated salts in the soil, too. That's why Egyptian soil along the Nile River ...

The inhospitable location has long puzzled archaeologists, some of whom had found evidence that the Nile River once flowed near ... they have largely been confined to soil sample collections ...

Farmers would immediately plant their crops—never needing fertilizers because the flood soil was so rich. This narrow strip along the Nile, together with the delta at the river's northern mouth ...

Ancient Egypt might have to thank the River Nile for all its success after new ... and improved the fertility of the soil by ...

The Ancient Egyptians called The Nile 'Ar' which meant black, because that was the colour of the soil and silt left behind after theflooding. Some years though the river didn't flood properly ...