pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðæt vˈɪzɪt, ɹˈædklɪf hæd dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə wˈɜːk ðæt sˈiːzən ɪn suːdˈæn nˌɪɹ ðə ɹˈɪvɚ nˈaɪl, æz hiː sˈɔː tʃˈænsᵻz fɔːɹ nˈuː dɪskˈʌvɚɹiz, bˌʌt nˌɑːt ɪnðə wˈɛstɚn dˈɛzɚt.
Prior to that visit, Radcliffe had decided to work that season in Sudan near the River Nile, as he saw chances for new discoveries, but not in the western desert.