SOBA II : renewed excavations within the metropolis of the Kingdom of Alwa in Central Sudan /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
British Museum Press,
1998
London : 1998 |
| Series: | BIEA memoir;
15 BIEA memoir ; 15 Memoir (British Institute in Eastern Africa) ; 15 Memoir (British Institute in Eastern Africa) ; no. 15 |
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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.