Gematon: Living and Dying in a Kushite Town on the Nile, Volume IV

Bioarchaeology

By (author) Anna M. Davies-Barrett By (author) Tatiana Vlemincq-Mendieta By (author) Pernille Bangsgaard Contributions by Rebecca J. Whiting Contributions by Derek A. Welsby

Book cover: Gematon: Living and Dying in a Kushite Town on the Nile, Volume IV

Extent: 220 pages

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing

Subjects: African Studies, Ancient Egypt

Series: Sudan Archaeological Research Society Publication

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(November 2024)

ISBN: 9781803278872

8.07 x 11.42 inches

Price: $85.00

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This volume covers bioarchaeological findings from the Sudan Archaeological Research Society’s 1997-2018 Kawa excavations, focusing on human and animal bones. Human skeletons were meticulously documented and preserved, while archaeozoologists studied fragile animal bones. Additional materials supplement Volume I for context on Kawa’s cemetery.


This volume presents findings on the bioarchaeological remains from the Sudan Archaeological Research Society’s 1997-2018 excavations at Kawa, focusing on human and animal bones. Human skeletons were carefully excavated, documented, and preserved by physical anthropologists and local experts, while animal bones, though fragile and fragmented, were examined by archaeozoologists. Additional material, assessed post-publication of Volume I, is highlighted here for a comprehensive understanding of Kawa’s cemetery and broader archaeological context.

1. Introduction – Derek A. Welsby

2. The Human Remains from Kawa – Anna M. Davies-Barrett and Tatiana Vlemincq-Mendieta with contributions by Rebecca J. Whiting

Introduction

Preservation

Demography

Biological variation

Skeletal pathology

Oro-dental pathology

The skeleton from Building F1 Room VI

The disarticulated bone

Discussion

Kawa skeleton catalogue

3. The Faunal Remains from Kawa – Pernille Bangsgaard

Introduction

The results

Site R18

Comparative faunal remains

Concluding remarks

4. Bibliography for Volume IV 

  • By (author) Anna M. Davies-Barrett
  • By (author) Tatiana Vlemincq-Mendieta
  • By (author) Pernille Bangsgaard
  • Contributions by Rebecca J. Whiting
  • Contributions by Derek A. Welsby