360 Pages
by
Routledge
360 Pages
by
Routledge
360 Pages
by
Routledge
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This cutting-edge synthesis of the archaeology of Nubia and Sudan from prehistory to the nineteenth century AD is the first major work on this area for over three decades. Drawing on results of the latest research and developing new interpretive frameworks, the area which has produced the most spectacular archaeology in sub-Saharan Africa is examined here by an author with extensive... Read more
1. Introduction: Nubia, Sudan and Sudanic Africa 2. Hunters, Fishers and Gatherers (c.10,000-5,000BC) 3. Developing Complexity and Expanding Worlds of Herders and Farmers (c.5000-2000BC) 4. Kush and Egypt's Imperial Ventures (c.2000BC-1000BC) 5. The Kushite Revival: the XXVth dynasty and Napata (c.1000BC-350BC)
6. Meroitic Kush (c.350BC-AD300) 7. Post-Meroitic Transitions (c.300-500AD) 8. Medieval Nubia (c.500-1500AD)
9. Post-Medieval Sudan and Islam (c.1500-1900AD) 10. Conclusions: Towards an archaeology of the Sudan
6. Meroitic Kush (c.350BC-AD300) 7. Post-Meroitic Transitions (c.300-500AD) 8. Medieval Nubia (c.500-1500AD)
9. Post-Medieval Sudan and Islam (c.1500-1900AD) 10. Conclusions: Towards an archaeology of the Sudan
Biography
David N. Edwards is a Visiting Honorary Fellow in the School of Archaeology and Ancient History, Leicester University, with extensive research experience in Sudan and Nubia since 1985. He has worked extensively as a field archaeologist in Britain as well as Libya, Egypt and Jordan.
'Anyone looking for an up-to-date in-depth study with a comprehensive bibliogrpahy will have to read The Nubian Past ... One must congratulate Dr Edwards and the publisher for bringing such an excellent book to light.' - Egyptian Archaeology
'This is an excellent work.' - Archiv orientálnÃ
'A very good synthesis.' - Rodolfo Fattovich
