Ceramic manufacturing techniques and cultural traditions in Nubia from the 8th to the 3rd millennium BC : examples from Sai Island /

Ceramic manufacturing techniques and cultural traditions in Nubia from the 8th to the 3rd millennium BC : examples from Sai Island /

In Sudan the first ceramic containers appeared at the beginning of the 9th millennium BC, with the earliest dates c. 8700 BC from Sorourab 2, in Central Sudan, and c. 8600 BC from the district of Amara West, in Northern Sudan. This work presents a comprehensive critical analysis of diverse ceramic a...

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Main Author: D'Ercole, Giula (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2017.

Series: Cambridge monographs in African archaeology ; 96.
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Pottery, Ancient > Sudan > Sai Island.
Sai Island (Sudan) > Antiquities.

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Call Number: NK4174.75.S3 D4 2017

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Summary:In Sudan the first ceramic containers appeared at the beginning of the 9th millennium BC, with the earliest dates c. 8700 BC from Sorourab 2, in Central Sudan, and c. 8600 BC from the district of Amara West, in Northern Sudan. This work presents a comprehensive critical analysis of diverse ceramic assemblages from Sai Island, in the Middle Nile Valley of Northern Sudan, on the border between ancient Upper and Lower Nubia. The assemblages included in this study cover about five millennia, spanning the period c. 8000 to c. 2500 BC.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2017.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 186 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour).
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781784916725 (ebook) :