SOBA II : renewed excavations within metropolis of the Kingdom of Alwa in Central Sudan /

SOBA II : renewed excavations within metropolis of the Kingdom of Alwa in Central Sudan /

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Main Author: welsby, Derek A. (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: London : British Museum Press 1998.

Series: Memoir (British Institute in Eastern Africa) ; 15.
BIEA memoir ; 15.

Subjects:

Excavations (Archaeology) > Sudan > Sawbā.
Sawbā (Sudan) > Antiquities.

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Call Number: DT159.9 .S3 W46 1998

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Genesis of the project
  • 2. The Excavations
  • Introduction and summary of the results
  • Area MN8 (Trenches MN8, MN11 and MN12)
  • Mound MN3 (Trenches MN10 and MN13)
  • Mound M12
  • Mound Z
  • The cemetery adjacent to building G
  • The cemetery adjacent to buildings A and B
  • The cemetery adjacent to mound (UA3)1
  • 3. The Finds
  • The small objects
  • The metalworking debris
  • The glass vessels
  • The pottery
  • The painted plaster
  • The textiles
  • The leather sandals and shoes
  • The graffiti
  • The inscribed bricks
  • The skeletal remains
  • The fauna
  • The wood, charcoal, plant remains and other organic material
  • 4. Discussion
  • App. A. The radiocarbon results
  • App. B. Analysis of the mortar and plaster
  • App. C. Contexts noted in the specialist reports with phasing and location data
  • App. D. Codes used for the recording of the pottery.