Overview

The Archaeological Survey of Nubia was one of the earliest and most extensive studies of the population of ancient Nubia. Beginning in 1907 in southern Egypt, the excavations ran for four seasons and involved the excavation of 151 cemeteries. Publication of the first season’s work included an in-depth anatomical study of the cemetery populations found; this was not however replicated in future years. Until recently, it was assumed that any records for these later years produced by the anatomists in charge, Sir Grafton Elliot Smith and Dr Douglas Derry, were lost.   This volume reconstructs the anatomical studies carried out for one of those missing seasons – season two (1908-09) – using newly discovered records, alongside archival records and the scant surviving human remains themselves. An introduction to the Archaeological Survey of Nubia season two excavations is given, alongside discussion of the source materials identified and the limitations these bring for researchers today. Following this, there is a full burial catalogue of the thirty-eight cemeteries where human remains were excavated. Data on the physical and pathological traits observed in each cemetery population are presented, and the detailed anatomical measurements taken by Smith and Derry are recorded as Appendices.

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Author:   Jenefer Metcalfe (Lecturer in Biomedical Egyptology, University of Manchester)
Publisher:   Archaeopress
Imprint:   Archaeopress Access Archaeology
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9781803276366

ISBN 10:   1803276363
Pages:   370
Publication Date:   30 November 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Season Two of the ASN (1908-1909) The Excavation and Recording of Human Remains The Original Season Two Reporting Sources of Evidence The Reconstructed ‘Season Two: Report on the Human Remains’ A Source for Researchers Today? Burial catalogue Cemetery 58, West bank, Ginari Cemetery 58/100, West bank Ginari Cemetery 59, West bank, Kalabsha Cemetery 62, East bank, Khor Basil Cemetery 65, East bank, Wadi Abiad Cemetery 66, West bank, Abu Regab Cemetery 67, West bank, Dugheish Cemetery 68, East bank, Moalla Cemetery 69/1, East bank, Moalla Cemetery 69/100, Moalla, East bank Cemetery 69/200, Moalla, East bank Cemetery 70, West bank, situated between Faragalla and Musa Kolei Cemetery 70/100, West bank, situated between Faragalla and Musa Kolei Cemetery 71, East bank, Sharaf el Din Togog Cemetery 71/100, East bank, Sharaf el Din Togog Cemetery 72, West bank, Gerf Husein Cemetery 73, West bank, Gerf Husein Cemetery 74, West bank, Gedekol, Gerf Husein Cemetery 75, East bank, Shalub Batha Cemetery 76, West bank, Gedekol, Gerf Husein Cemetery 77/1, West bank, Gedekol South, Gerf Husein Cemetery 77/100, West bank, Gedekol South, Gerf Husein Cemetery 78, West bank, Mediq, Gerf Husein      164 Cemetery 79, West bank, Mediq, Gerf Husein Cemetery 80, West bank, Mediq, Gerf Husein Cemetery 81, Mediq South, Gerf Husein Cemetery 82, Gerf Husein Cemetery 83, Gerf Husein Cemetery 85, Koshtamna Cemetery 86, Hamadab, Koshtamna Cemetery 86/500, Koshtamna Cemetery 87, Koshtamna Cemetery 88, Koshtamna Cemetery 89/1, Awam, Koshtamna Cemetery 89/500, Koshtamna Cemetery 90/500, Kuri Cemetery 91, Kuri Cemetery 92, Aman Daud Cemeteries with no surviving human remains References Index: Pathology, trauma, non-metric traits and minor anatomical variations   Appendices

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Jenefer Metcalfe is Lecturer in Biomedical Egyptology and manager of the KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology at the University of Manchester. She teaches extensively on human osteology, the study of mummified remains and medical education. Jenefer’s research focusses on the study and reinterpretation of bioarchaeological collections from ancient Egypt and Nubia. She has published numerous papers focussing on the Archaeological Survey of Nubia and the work of Sir Grafton Eliot Smith.

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