Australian Capital Territory: History of the Australian Capital Territory: …ownership in accordance with the Seat of Government (Administration) Act of 1910. Also in 1911, the Commonwealth of Australia launched an international competition for the design of its new capital. First prize was awarded to Walter Burley Griffin, a Chicago architect who had worked in the studio of Frank Lloyd…

pinworm, worm belonging to the family Oxyuridae in the order Ascaridida (phylum Nematoda). Pinworms are common human intestinal parasites, especially in children. They are also found in other vertebrates. Male pinworms are 2 to 5 mm (about 0.08 to 0.2 inch) long; females range in length from 8 to

cyclothem: …seam is underlain by a seat-earth (underclay). Above the coal, a limestone or a claystone (shale or mudstone) with marine shells is often found. The marine shells disappear in the succeeding shales, to be replaced occasionally by nonmarine bivalves. Before another seat-earth and coal appears, a siltstone or a sandstone…

Gentile Bellini: In his pen-and-gouache drawing Seated Scribe (1479–80), Gentile employs a flat patterned style similar to that of the Turkish miniatures that influenced such later works as his Portrait of Doge Giovanni Mocenigo (1478–85).

Raymond Duchamp-Villon: With works such as Seated Woman (1914), Duchamp-Villon increasingly employed the Cubist painters’ technique of dissecting an object into abstract shapes.

Wilhelm Lehmbruck: …as The Fallen (1915–16) and Seated Youth (1918), which indicate the artist’s state of utter depression. He committed suicide one year later. Although he was not involved in the German Expressionist movement, the emotionalism and elongated features of his sculptures have led critics and historians to associate Lehmbruck with Expressionism.

Orange River: Physiography: The Seati (Khubedu) headwater rises near Mont-aux-Sources to the north. Still farther north is the lesser-known Malibamatso headwater, one site of the Lesotho Highland Project. The Lesotho headwaters flow over the turf soil that covers Drakensberg lava and cut through the lava to expose underlying sedimentary…

Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), regional-defense organization from 1955 to 1977, created by the Southeast Asia Collective Defence Treaty, signed at Manila on September 8, 1954, by representatives of Australia, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, the United Kingdom,

Blyth Valley: The town of Seaton Delaval had strong links with the landowning Delaval family, for whom the classical-style Seaton Delaval Hall, designed by Sir John Vanbrugh, was built (1719–30). Blyth Valley is mainly urban and suburban but contains some open countryside and woodland.

George Seaton was an American screenwriter and film director who was perhaps best known for his work on Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and The Country Girl (1954), both of which earned him Academy Awards for best screenplay. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) Stenius,

Seattle was the chief of the Duwamish, Suquamish, and other Puget Sound tribes who befriended white settlers of the region. Seattle came under the influence of French missionaries, was converted to Roman Catholicism, and instituted morning and evening services among his people—a practice maintained

Seattle, chief city of the state of Washington, U.S., seat (1853) of King county, the largest metropolis of the Pacific Northwest, and one of the largest and most affluent urban centers in the United States. A major port of entry and an air and sea gateway to Asia and Alaska, Seattle lies alongside

If it was the worldwide reaction to the suicide of Nirvana’s driving force, Kurt Cobain, in 1994 that confirmed Seattle’s status as a major influence on early 1990s popular music, its arrival was announced by the band’s hit “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991)—a forceful but melodic record that caught

Seattle: Cultural life: …the Space Needle and the Seattle Aquarium, the city serves as a gateway to the San Juan Islands, Mount Rainier National Park, North Cascades National Park, and Olympic National Park and is close to several state parks and national wildlife refuges. Whale watching is a popular tourist activity; a park…

Seattle: City layout: …popular neighborhood of Belltown stands Seattle Center, the 74-acre (30-hectare) site of the 1962 World’s Fair. The center contains the 605-foot- (184-meter-) high Space Needle, Seattle’s best-known landmark, as well as McCaw Hall (home of the Seattle Opera), Climate Pledge Arena, the Children’s Museum, the Museum of Pop Culture, and…

Seattle: Municipal services: The city operates Seattle City Light, an electrical utility that, with other agencies, maintains a series of hydroelectric dams on nearby waterways. Among the earliest municipally owned utilities in the country and overseen by the city council’s energy and environmental policy committee, Seattle City Light has long served…

Seattle University, private, coeducational institution of higher education in Seattle, Washington, U.S. It is affiliated with the Jesuit order of the Roman Catholic church. It offers about 50 undergraduate degree programs and about 20 graduate degree programs; professional degrees are also

Seattle Kraken, American professional ice hockey team that plays in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) and is based in Seattle, Washington. The Kraken joined the NHL as an expansion team in 2021. Its name derives from the giant sea monster of Scandinavian and Norwegian lore

Seattle Mariners, American professional baseball team based in Seattle that plays in the American League (AL). The Mariners were founded in 1977 and posted losing records until 1991 (an all-time mark for the longest period before a franchise’s first winning season). The team is the only current

Seattle: Education: …Washington (1861), Seattle University (1891), Seattle Pacific University (1891), Cornish College of the Arts (1914), and the Art Institute of Seattle (1946), all of which provide advanced and continuing education. There are also several community colleges. The Washington Technology Center is among the many research facilities integrated with both the…

Milwaukee Brewers, American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Brewers play in the National League (NL), but they spent their first 29 seasons (1969–97) in the American League (AL). The team that would become the Brewers was founded in 1969 in Seattle as the Pilots. After

Washington: Media and publishing: The Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer are Washington’s leading newspapers, although in 2009 the Post-Intelligencer became an online-only publication. Daily newspapers around the state are the Columbian (Vancouver), Spokesman-Review (Spokane), Herald (Everett), News Tribune (Tacoma), and Olympian (Olympia). A number of weekly and biweekly business journals provide financial and…

National Women’s Soccer League: The league is slated to add Boston Legacy FC and Denver Summit FC as its 15th and 16th teams in 2026, and its 17th team, based in Atlanta, in 2028. The…

Seattle Seahawks, American professional gridiron football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks play in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the NFL and have won two Super Bowl titles (2014 and 2026) and four NFC championships (2006, 2014, 2015, and 2026). Along with fellow expansion team the

Seattle Slew, (foaled 1974), American racehorse (Thoroughbred) who in 1977 became the 10th winner of the American Triple Crown—the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes—and the only horse to win the Triple Crown with an undefeated record. Seattle Slew was foaled on February

Kevin Durant: Early life and career: …and was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the second overall pick of the 2007 NBA draft.

Major League Soccer: Winners of the MLS Cup are provided in the table.

Seattle Storm, American professional basketball team based in Seattle that plays in the Western Conference of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team has won four WNBA championships (2004, 2010, 2018, and 2020). The Storm was one of four expansion teams that joined the league

Kevin Durant: Early life and career: …and was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the second overall pick of the 2007 NBA draft.

Seattle: Cultural life: The Seattle Symphony, founded in 1903, was the first in the world to be conducted by a woman, and it has issued many recordings of live and studio performances. The symphony often performs in association with the Seattle Opera.

Professional Women’s Hockey League: Organization: Each team carries 23 players on its active roster. The PWHL’s first regular-season game was contested on January 1, 2024, pitting New York against Toronto.

Seattle University, private, coeducational institution of higher education in Seattle, Washington, U.S. It is affiliated with the Jesuit order of the Roman Catholic church. It offers about 50 undergraduate degree programs and about 20 graduate degree programs; professional degrees are also

Seattle WTO protests of 1999, a series of marches, direct actions, and protests carried out from November 28 through December 3, 1999, that disrupted the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Seattle, Washington. Comprising a broad and diffuse coalition of the American Federation

Seattle WTO protests of 1999, a series of marches, direct actions, and protests carried out from November 28 through December 3, 1999, that disrupted the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Seattle, Washington. Comprising a broad and diffuse coalition of the American Federation

Seattle WTO protests of 1999, a series of marches, direct actions, and protests carried out from November 28 through December 3, 1999, that disrupted the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Seattle, Washington. Comprising a broad and diffuse coalition of the American Federation

Seattle: Transportation: The Port of Seattle, established in 1911, is one of the largest container-cargo ports in the United States and in the world. The port encompasses some 570 acres (230 hectares) of container-handling facilities. Ferries serve nearby Vashon Island, Bainbridge Island, Bremerton, and other points along Puget…

Seattle: Transportation: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac), 13 miles (21 km) south of the city center, is a major gateway connecting Asia, Europe, and North America and is among the leading U.S. airports in international passenger travel. It is served by dozens of airlines (including Alaska Airlines, headquartered…

As a metropolis with a number of prominent cultural associations, Seattle has a tendency to be reduced to only its best-known attractions when referred to by the mass media. However, the Emerald City is much more than rain, Microsoft, the Space Needle, and people throwing fish at Pike Place Market

John Dowland: His famous Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares Figured in Seaven Passionate Pavans (1604), became one of the most widely known compositions of the time. In his chromatic fantasies, the finest of which are “Forlorne Hope Fancye” and “Farewell,” he developed this form to a height of intensity unequaled…

Tom Seaver was an American professional baseball player and one of the game’s dominant pitchers between the late 1960s and early 1980s. During his 20-year career (1967–86), Seaver, a right-handed pitcher, posted a record of 311 wins and 205 losses with a 2.86 earned run average (ERA). He won more

Tom Seaver was an American professional baseball player and one of the game’s dominant pitchers between the late 1960s and early 1980s. During his 20-year career (1967–86), Seaver, a right-handed pitcher, posted a record of 311 wins and 205 losses with a 2.86 earned run average (ERA). He won more

Dallas Seavey is an American sled-dog racer who has won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race a record-setting six times (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, and 2024). Seavey is also the youngest racer to have ever won the event. Seavey’s family moved to Seward, Alaska, when he was five years old, nearly 20

Dallas Seavey: Early life: …sled team of his father, Mitch Seavey, who ran the Iditarod for the first time in 1982 and won in 2004, 2013, and 2017. Mushing soon became a family business: Dallas’s older brothers, Danny and Tyrell, competed in the Iditarod, and both Tyrell and younger brother Conway won the Junior…

Kaikōura Range: …metres) at Tapuaenuku, and the Seaward Kaikōuras reach 8,562 feet (2,609 metres) at Manakau. The ranges are steepest along their southeast flanks, where there are active faults. The Clarence River flows between the ranges, and the Awatere River runs west of the Inland range. Lumbering has reduced the slopes’ forest…

seawater, water that makes up the oceans and seas, covering more than 70 percent of Earth’s surface. Seawater is a complex mixture of 96.5 percent water, 2.5 percent salts, and smaller amounts of other substances, including dissolved inorganic and organic materials, particulates, and a few

seaweed, any of the red, green, or brown marine algae that grow along seashores. Seaweeds are generally anchored to the sea bottom or other solid structures by rootlike “holdfasts,” which perform the sole function of attachment and do not extract nutrients as do the roots of higher plants. A number

submarine: Adoption by navies: …nuclear submarines, the Nautilus and Seawolf, to test the two types, but problems (including leakage) in the Seawolf reactor led to the abandonment of the liquid-metal scheme. Later the navy also developed natural-circulation reactors. U.S. attack submarines (except for USS Narwhal, the natural-circulation prototype) are built with pressurized-water reactors, but…

rocket and missile system: Antiship: …missiles such as the British Seawolf and automatic gun systems such as the U.S. 20-millimetre Phalanx. Advances in missile-defense systems had to keep up with the natural affinity of antiship missiles for stealth technology: the visual and infrared signatures and radar cross sections of Western antiship missiles became so small…

Seawolf-class submarine, class of three U.S. nuclear-powered attack submarines known for their speed and advanced weapons and for being extremely quiet underwater. Seawolf-class submarines were manufactured by the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics. The Seawolf class was designed in the

United Parks & Resorts, Inc. (formerly SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.) is an American company that manages several commercial theme parks operating under its marine life–focused SeaWorld and Discovery Cove brands, Busch Gardens theme parks featuring thrill rides and exotic animals, and Sesame Place,

United Parks & Resorts, Inc. (formerly SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.) is an American company that manages several commercial theme parks operating under its marine life–focused SeaWorld and Discovery Cove brands, Busch Gardens theme parks featuring thrill rides and exotic animals, and Sesame Place,

insurance: Warranties: …relate to the following conditions: seaworthiness, deviation, and legality. Under the first, the shipper and the common carrier warrant that the ship will be seaworthy when it leaves port, in the sense that the hull will be sound, the captain and crew will be qualified, and supplies and other necessary…

Cenwalh: His wife Seaxburg (or Seaxburh) apparently reigned for about one year after his death.

Cenwalh: His wife Seaxburg (or Seaxburh) apparently reigned for about one year after his death.

Geb, in ancient Egyptian religion, the god of the earth, the physical support of the world. Geb constituted, along with Nut, his sister, the second generation in the Ennead (group of nine gods) of Heliopolis. In Egyptian art Geb, as a portrayal of the earth, was often depicted lying by the feet of

Atlas Mountains: Resources: …ore is extracted from the Seba Chioukh Mountains, from Mount Zaccar Rherbi, and from the areas near Ouenza and Bou Khadra, while phosphate is mined at Mount Onk and El Kouif. Lead and zinc also have become important. In Tunisia the High Tell mountains produce phosphate at Al-Qalʿah al-Jardāʾ, iron…

sebaceous gland, small oil-producing gland present in the skin of mammals. Sebaceous glands are usually attached to hair follicles and release a fatty substance, sebum, into the follicular duct and thence to the surface of the skin. The glands are distributed over the entire body with the exception

nevus: Premalignant nevi include the sebaceous nevus, a congenital formation containing hair follicles and sebaceous glands, and the giant pigmented, or bathing trunk, nevus, a large, irregular, dark brown or black patch associated with malignant melanoma. Some pigmented nevi, such as the blue nevus and the junctional nevus, may be…

fungus: Annotated classification: Order Sebacinales (incertae sedis; not placed in any subclass) Symbiotic with plants, some form mycorrhizal associations; forms hyphal networks on and within roots; chlamydospores generated inside root cells or at root surface; example genera include Sebacina, Tremellodendron, and Piriformospora. Order Thelephorales (incertae sedis; not placed

Atlantic salmon: …ouananiche) of rivers and the sebago, or lake, salmon (S. salar sebago) are smaller, landlocked forms of Atlantic salmon, also prized for sport. The Atlantic salmon has also been successfully introduced into the Great Lakes of the United States. (See also salmon.)

Precambrian: Age and occurrence of greenstone-granite belts: …belt in South Africa; the Sebakwian, Belingwean, and Bulawayan-Shamvaian belts of Zimbabwe; the Yellowknife belts in the Slave province of Canada; the Abitibi, Wawa, Wabigoon, and Quetico belts of the Superior province of Canada; the Dharwar belts in

W.G. Sebald was a German-English novelist, essayist, poet, and scholar who was known for his haunting, nonchronologically constructed stories. His best-known book is Austerlitz (2001), which won the National Book Critics Circle Award. Sebald’s work imaginatively explored themes of memory as they

W.G. Sebald was a German-English novelist, essayist, poet, and scholar who was known for his haunting, nonchronologically constructed stories. His best-known book is Austerlitz (2001), which won the National Book Critics Circle Award. Sebald’s work imaginatively explored themes of memory as they

Shurugwi, town, central Zimbabwe. Shurugwi was established in 1899 by the British South Africa Company and Willoughby’s Consolidated Company. Its name was derived from a nearby bare oval granite hill that resembled the shape of a pigpen (selukwe) of the local Venda people. The town is the terminus

Samaria, ancient town in central Palestine. It is located on a hill northwest of Nāblus in the West Bank territory under Israeli administration since 1967. Excavations (1908–10; 1931–33; 1935) revealed that the site had been occupied occasionally during the late 4th millennium bce. The city was not

Sivas, city, central Turkey. It lies at an elevation of 4,183 feet (1,275 meters) in the broad valley of the Kızıl River. Although excavations at a mound known as Topraktepe indicate Hittite settlements in the locality, nothing is known of Sivas’s history prior to its emergence as the Roman city of

Sivas, city, central Turkey. It lies at an elevation of 4,183 feet (1,275 meters) in the broad valley of the Kızıl River. Although excavations at a mound known as Topraktepe indicate Hittite settlements in the locality, nothing is known of Sivas’s history prior to its emergence as the Roman city of

redfish, (Sebastes norvegicus), commercially important food fish of the scorpionfish family, Scorpaenidae (order Scorpaeniformes), found in the North Atlantic Ocean along European and North American coasts. Also known as ocean perch or rosefish in North America and as Norway haddock in Europe, the

redfish: Related species include Sebastes owstoni, a food fish of East Asia, and S. viviparus of Europe (the Norway redfish, which, along with S. norvegicus, is also referred to as the Norway haddock). Both are red and grow to about 25 cm (10 inches) long.

redfish: …also referred to as the Norway haddock). Both are red and grow to about 25 cm (10 inches) long.

Sivas, city, central Turkey. It lies at an elevation of 4,183 feet (1,275 meters) in the broad valley of the Kızıl River. Although excavations at a mound known as Topraktepe indicate Hittite settlements in the locality, nothing is known of Sivas’s history prior to its emergence as the Roman city of

Sebastian was the king of Portugal from 1557, a fanatically religious ruler who lost his life in a crusade against the Muslims in Morocco. After his death, many of his subjects believed that he would return to deliver them from Spanish rule, a messianic faith known as Sebastianism (Sebastianismo).

Twelfth Night: Twins Sebastian and Viola are separated during a shipwreck off the coast of Illyria; each believes the other dead. Viola disguises herself as a boy named Cesario and enters the service of Duke Orsino, who thinks he is in love with the lady Olivia. Orsino sends…

At the 1978 European championships, Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett met in a race for the first time. The two up-and-coming British runners, keenly aware of each other, approached the event as if it were a two-man affair, and they learned a hard lesson when East Germany’s Olaf Beyer outran them both.

Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay, bay of the Pacific Ocean, western Baja California peninsula, Mexico. The bay is approximately 80 miles (130 km) long from northwest to southeast and 60 miles (100 km) wide from east to west; it has several islands, the largest of which is Cedros, known for its large colony

Joan Sebastian was a Mexican singer and songwriter who wrote, performed, and recorded songs in regional Mexican styles and thus won an immense and devoted following and numerous Grammy and Latin Grammy awards. His songs addressed themes of love and loss, and he sang them with genuine feeling and a

the Lovin’ Spoonful: Chief songwriter Sebastian (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, and Autoharp) and Yanovsky (lead guitar) came from a folk background; Boone (bass) and Butler (drums) had played rock and roll. Before disbanding in 1969, they recorded five albums plus two movie soundtracks. Yanovsky left the band in 1967 after…

St. Sebastian ; feast day January 20) was an early Christian saint popularized by Renaissance painters and believed to have been martyred during the persecution of Christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian. He is a patron saint of archers and athletes and of those who desire a saintly death. He

Mexican jumping bean: …especially those of the genus Sebastiania, of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), that contain larvae of a small olethreutid moth (Laspeyresia salitans). The movements of the larvae feeding on the pulp within the seed, which are intensified by warmth, give the seed the familiar jumping movement.

Sebastian: …a messianic faith known as Sebastianism (Sebastianismo).

Sebastian: …a messianic faith known as Sebastianism (Sebastianismo).

Sebastiano del Piombo was an Italian painter who tried to combine the rich colours of the Venetian school with the monumental form of the Roman school. At first a professional lute player, Sebastiano began his career as a painter later than most of his contemporaries. He was a pupil of Giovanni

Sebastian was the king of Portugal from 1557, a fanatically religious ruler who lost his life in a crusade against the Muslims in Morocco. After his death, many of his subjects believed that he would return to deliver them from Spanish rule, a messianic faith known as Sebastianism (Sebastianismo).

scorpaeniform: Annotated classification: Family Sebastidae (rockfishes, rockcods, and thornyheads) The genus Sebastes is live-bearing. Marine, widely distributed in all oceans. 7 genera, about 130 species. Families Setarchidae and Neosebastidae 5 genera and about 22 species. Family Scorpaenidae (

Sevastopol, city and seaport, Crimea, southern Ukraine, in the southwestern Crimean Peninsula on the southern shore of the long, narrow Akhtiarska Bay, which forms a magnificent natural harbour. West of the modern town stood the ancient Greek colony of Chersonesus, founded in 421 bce. Originally a

crocodile: Annotated classification: †Suborder Sebecosuchia Upper Cretaceous to Miocene; skull laterally flattened; choanae in depression in anterior part of pterygoids. Suborder Eusuchia Upper Jurassic to Recent; choanae entirely enclosed by pterygoids. Family Alligatoridae (alligators

fountain: Islāmic: …the public drinking fountains, called sebeels. They are an institution in the East. A common type is the simple spout and basin enclosed within a graceful niche. The more ambitious designs take the form of a richly decorated pavilion.

Sebek, in ancient Egyptian religion, crocodile god whose chief sanctuary in Fayyūm province included a live sacred crocodile, Petsuchos (Greek: “He Who Belongs to Suchos”), in whom the god was believed to be incarnate. Sebek may have been an early fertility god or associated with death and burial

Sebeknefru, was a queen who ruled as king of ancient Egypt (c. 1763–c. 1760 bce); she was the last ruler of the 12th dynasty (1939–c. 1760 bce). The end of the long reign of Sebeknefru’s father, Amenemhet III, brought her half brother to the throne late in life. When her brother died, the absence

Pat Roberts: …would later become father-in-law to Kathleen Sebelius, governor of Kansas in 2003–09 and U.S. secretary of health and human services in 2009–14). In 1969 Roberts married, and he and his wife, Franki, had three children.

Pat Roberts: Keith Sebelius (who would later become father-in-law to Kathleen Sebelius, governor of Kansas in 2003–09 and U.S. secretary of health and human services in 2009–14). In 1969 Roberts married, and he and his wife, Franki, had three children.

Šibenik, port in southern Croatia. It lies along the estuary of the Krka River a short distance east of the river’s mouth on the Adriatic Sea. Although first documented in 1066, Šibenik was probably founded earlier by Slav migrants. It was chartered in 1167 and until 1412 was fought over by Venice

Sebek, in ancient Egyptian religion, crocodile god whose chief sanctuary in Fayyūm province included a live sacred crocodile, Petsuchos (Greek: “He Who Belongs to Suchos”), in whom the god was believed to be incarnate. Sebek may have been an early fertility god or associated with death and burial

Otto Preminger: Challenges to the Production Code of Otto Preminger: Newcomer Jean Seberg was unable to carry the ambitious adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s play, and the film was a critical and commercial disappointment. However, Preminger and Seberg reteamed on Bonjour Tristesse (1958), an adaptation of Françoise Sagan’s best-selling novel about a teenage girl (Seberg) whose…

Saberht was the first Christian king of the East Saxons, or Essex (from sometime before 604). Saberht reigned as a dependent of his uncle Aethelberht I, king of Kent, and became a Christian after Aethelberht’s conversion. A late and doubtful legend attributes the founding of Westminster Abbey to

Sebeș, town, Alba județ (county), west-central Romania. It lies in the valley of the Sebeș River, on a major Romanian highway. The site had Neolithic and Daco-Roman settlements before Sebeș was refounded in the 12th century by German settlers. Sebeș was an important town in medieval Transylvania.

Cordia: …leaves of the tropical American geiger tree, aloewood, or sebesten plum (C. sebestena) are used as a substitute for sandpaper. The bright red-orange, six- to seven-lobed flowers are striking and occur in large clusters. The greenish, acid-tasting fruits are edible. The tree grows to 10 metres high (about 33 feet).

Sebetwane was a Southern African king who reigned from around 1820 to 1851. He established the large and powerful Kololo nation in what is now southwestern Zambia after an arduous migration from his original home in what is now the Free State province in South Africa. Sebetwane was a chief of the

Sabhā, town, southwestern Libya, in a Saharan oasis. It was an active caravan centre from the 11th century. The modern town of stark white buildings and wide streets is surrounded by older settlements of mud-walled dwellings and covered alleyways. The former Italian Fort Elena, on a nearby hill, is

Stone Age: Egypt: …local development known as the Sebilian is found. It contains very highly evolved flake implements of Levallois type and, in its later phases, a definite microlithic industry. Of approximately the same age as the Sebilian are several Epi-Levalloisian sites in the Lower Nile drainage, including the Fayyūm Depression and the…