Gematon: Living and Dying in a Kushite Town on the Nile, Volume II
The Artefacts
Edited by Derek A. Welsby
Hardback (Published)
(November 2024)
ISBN: 9781803278858
8.07 x 11.42 inches
Price: $130.00
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This volume documents the Sudan Archaeological Research Society’s 1997-2018 excavations at Kawa, Sudan, with topographical mapping and digs across urban sites and the Kushite cemetery. Recovered artefacts, from pottery shards to dressed stone blocks, highlight the site’s diverse material culture and ancient rituals.
This volume documents the Sudan Archaeological Research Society’s extensive excavations and surveys at Kawa, a prominent ancient site in Sudan’s Northern Dongola Reach. Conducted between 1997 and 2018, this research involved detailed topographical mapping and excavation across multiple sites, including urban areas and the Kushite cemetery. Artefacts recovered, ranging from pottery shards to architectural remnants like dressed stone blocks, reflect diverse material culture and ritual practices.
1. Introduction - Derek A. Welsby 2. The Lithics - Piotr Osypinski 3. The Macro-Lithics - Derek A. Welsby 4. The Small Finds - Derek A. Welsby and John H. Taylor 5. The scarabs and a scaraboid - John H. Taylor 6. The mud sealings and seal impressions - Irene Vincentelli 7. Beads and pendants - Joanna Then-Obluska and Derek A. Welsby 8. The Basketry and Matting from Building F1 - Willeke Wendrich 9. Kawa wall paintings - John H. Taylor 10. Coffin fragments from Kawa - John H. Taylor 11. Quarrying and stone-dressing techniques - Derek A. Welsby Bibliography for Volume II,
1. Introduction – Derek A. Welsby
2. The Lithics – Piotr Osypiński
3. The Macro-Lithics – Derek A. Welsby
4. The Small Finds – Derek A. Welsby and John H. Taylor
5. The scarabs and a scaraboid – John H. Taylor
6. The mud sealings and seal impressions – Irene Vincentelli
7. Beads and pendants – Joanna Then-Obłuska and Derek A. Welsby
8. The Basketry and Matting from Building F1 – Willeke Wendrich
9. Kawa wall paintings – John H. Taylor
10. Coffin fragments from Kawa – John H. Taylor
11. Quarrying and stone-dressing techniques – Derek A. Welsby
Bibliography for Volume II
- Edited by Derek A. Welsby
Other Titles in this Series
Archaeology by the Fourth Nile Cataract: Survey and Excavations on the left bank of the river and on the islands between Amri and Kirbekan, Volume I
Landscape, toponyms and oral history and the people, their settlements, architecture and land use before the Merowe Dam
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