Current Perspectives in Sudanese and Nubian Archaeology

A Collection of Papers Presented at the 2018 Sudan Studies Research Conference, Cambridge

Edited by Rennan Lemos Edited by Samantha Tipper

Book cover: Current Perspectives in Sudanese and Nubian Archaeology

Extent: 126 pages

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing

Subjects: African Studies

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(February 2021)

ISBN: 9781789698978

7.99 x 10.87 inches

Price: $42.00

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This book brings together papers presented at the 2nd Sudan Studies Research Conference, held at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, 2018. The papers collected here focus on early administrative and mortuary material culture in the Nile valley and adjacent areas.


Current Perspectives in Sudanese and Nubian Archaeology brings together papers presented at the 2nd Sudan Studies Research Conference, held at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge. Scholars from various institutions around the world gathered to discuss the most recent trends in the field of Sudanese and Nubian archaeology, ranging from recent fieldwork in Sudan to scientific analysis of material culture and current theoretical approaches. The papers collected here focus on early administrative and mortuary material culture in the Nile valley and adjacent areas; religious beliefs and practices at Kerma; the adoption and local use of imported objects in the New Kingdom colonial period; and the role of Sudan and East Africa in human population history. Together, all papers represent the diversity of current approaches to the archaeology of Sudan and Nubia in various periods.

Foreword - Kate Spence Sudanese and Nubian Archaeology: Scholarship Past and Present - Rennan Lemos and Samantha Tipper Libations and Luxury: the Use of Pilgrim Flasks in Nubia - Loretta Kilroe Understanding the Kerma Amulets: the Ladder and Baboon Amulet-Beads - Elena D'Itria A-Group Nubian Glyptic: Analysis and Preliminary Results - Siobhan Shinn The Dead and their Tools. A First Approach to the Relationship Between Macro-Lithic Tools and Skeletons from the Necropolis of Mahal Teglinos (Eastern Sudan) - Francesco Michele Rega, Eleonora Minucci and Giusy Capasso Human Population History from an East African Perspective: the Forgotten Land - Hisham M. Eldai and Hiba Babiker, Foreword – Kate SpenceRennan Lemos and Samantha TipperLoretta KilroeElena D’ItriaSiobhan ShinnFrancesco Michele Rega, Eleonora Minucci and Giusy CapassoHisham M. Eldai and Hiba Babiker

  • Edited by Rennan Lemos
  • Edited by Samantha Tipper