Unearthing 6th-century CE occupation on the fringes of the Nile Valley. Closing the PalaeoAffad Project in the Affad Basin (Sudan)

Unearthing 6th-century CE occupation on the fringes of the Nile Valley. Closing the PalaeoAffad Project in the Affad Basin (Sudan)

Archaeological sites located on the fringes of the current Nile river valley, 7 km inland, in the Affad Basin (Northern Province, Sudan), explored by the PalaeoAffad Project in the final season of fieldwork under the current grant project, revealed cultural affinities with pastoralism in a semi-dese...

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Published in:Polish archaeology in the Mediterranean Vol. 1; no. XXXI; pp. 375 - 384
Main Authors: Osypińska, Marta, Kokolus, Justyna, Wiktorowicz, Paweł, Cendrowska, Marzena, Łopaciuk, Roman, Chłodnicki, Marek, Piotrowska, Beata, Sobko, Jakub, Madani, Huyam Khalid
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: University of Warsaw Press 2022
Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Subjects:
6th to 12th Centuries
Archaeology
Historical Geography
Regional Geography
Nubia
survey
Middle Nile Valley
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Summary:Archaeological sites located on the fringes of the current Nile river valley, 7 km inland, in the Affad Basin (Northern Province, Sudan), explored by the PalaeoAffad Project in the final season of fieldwork under the current grant project, revealed cultural affinities with pastoralism in a semi-desert environment dated to the period between the Meroitic and Makurian kingdoms. Excavated structures included possible drinkers for animals and an infant’s grave found under a stone tumulus.
ISSN:1234-5415
2083-537X