Gematon: Living and Dying in a Kushite Town on the Nile, Volume II: Living and Dying in a Kushite Town on the Nile, Volume II: The Artefacts

Author:   Derek A. Welsby
Publisher:   Archaeopress Publishing
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9781803278858


Pages:   462
Publication Date:   28 November 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Gematon: Living and Dying in a Kushite Town on the Nile, Volume II: Living and Dying in a Kushite Town on the Nile, Volume II: The Artefacts


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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.

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Author:   Derek A. Welsby
Publisher:   Archaeopress Publishing
Imprint:   Archaeopress Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 20.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 29.00cm
Weight:   1.642kg
ISBN:  

9781803278858


ISBN 10:   1803278854
Pages:   462
Publication Date:   28 November 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

 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 

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Derek A. Welsby, while a curator in the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum, was the project director, and one of the field directors, of the SARS Amri to Kirbekan Survey from 1999 to 2007. He has directed excavations and surveys in Sudan on a wide range of sites since 1982. Many of the other contributors, from a variety of disciplines, participated in the fieldwork for one or more seasons.

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