kerma
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kerma (countable and uncountable, plural kermas)
(physics) The sum of the initial kinetic energies of all the charged particles liberated by uncharged ionizing radiation (neutrons and photons) in a sample of matter, divided by the mass of the sample.
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One of the ancient Nubian cultures known as the Kerma Culture built statues of themselves in Pharaonic style; and the upper class, at least, seem to have preferred Egyptian fashions.
Presently, the waters of the Kerma spring are diverted from the temple for use by the nearby modern town of Delphi.
Sudan was home to numerous ancient civilizations, such as the Kingdom of Kush, Kerma, Nobatia, Alodia, Makuria, Meroë and others, most of which flourished along the Nile.
The population that resulted from this cultural and genetic mixing developed social hierarchy over the next centuries become the Kingdom of Kush (with the capital at Kerma ) at 1700 BC.
Two kingdoms in particular emerged: the Sai kingdom, immediately south of Egypt, and the Kingdom of Kerma at the third cataract.