Open Access Publications of the Merowe Dam Archaeological Salvage Project

Merowe Dam Archaeological Salvage Project Publications

With the construction of a high dam in the Fourth Cataract region, the government of Sudan appealed for assistance to rescue the threatened archaeological sites of Northern Sudan.

NCAM Appeal (PDF)
Mr. Hassan Hussein Idriss, National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums, Khartoum

MDASP Campaign Information (PDF)
Dr Salah M. Ahmed, National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums, Khartoum

Map of the Fourth Cataract Region

MDASP Articles

Provisional Type Series of Monuments (PDF)

Published in 2007

Ginns, A. Preliminary report on the second season of excavations conducted on Mis Island (AKSC), Sudan & Nubia, vol. 11 (2007), p. 20-25.

Kleinitz, C. Rock art and archaeology: The Hadiab Survey, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 11 (2007), p. 34-42.

Welsby, D.A. The Merowe Dam Archaeological Salvage Project. Survey and excavations in the vicinity of ed-Doma (AKSE) and et-Tereif (AKSCW), 2006-2007, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 11 (2007), p. 15-19.

Wolf, P. and U. Nowotnick. The Fourth Season of the SARS Anglo-German Expedition to the Fourth Nile Cataract, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 11 (2007), p. 26-33.

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Published in 2006

Ginns, A. Preliminary report on the excavations conducted on Mis Island (AKSC), 2005-2006, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 10 (2006), p. 13-19.

Kleinitz, C. and R. Koenitz. Fourth Cataract petroglyphs in context: the ed-Doma and Dirki rock-art survey, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 10 (2006), p. 34-42.

Welsby, D.A.The Merowe Dam Archaeological Survey. Excavations in the vicinity of ed-Doma (AKSE), 2005-2006, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 10 (2006), p. 8-12.

Wolf, P. and U. Nowotnick. The Third Season of the SARS Anglo-German Expedition to the Fourth Cataract of the Nile, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 10 (2006), p. 20-33.

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Published in 2005

Carpio, G. and S. Guillen. Excavations at Site 3-J-23, et-Tereif, Sudan, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 9 (2005), p.14-15.

Kleinitz, C. and C. Olsson. Christian period rock art landscapes in the Fourth Cataract Region: the Dar el-Arab and et-Tereif rock art surveys, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 9 (2005), p. 31-38.

Payne, J. Excavations of the late Kushite and Medieval settlement on Umm Muri, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 9 (2005), p. 9-13.

Welsby, D.A. The Merowe Dam Archaeological Salvage Project survey in the vicinity of ed-Doma (AKSE), 2004-2005,,, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 9 (2005), p. 2-8.

Welsh, F. Architecture of the modern houses at the Fourth Cataract Sudan & Nubia, vol. 9 (2005), p. 17-22.

Wolf, P. and U. Nowotnick. The Second Season of the SARS Anglo-German Expedition to the Fourth Cataract, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 9 (2005), p. 22-30.

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Published in 2004

Fuller, D.Q. The Central Amri to Kirbekan Survey. A Preliminary Report on the Excavations and Survey 2003-04, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 8 (2004), p. 5-17.

Welsby, D.A. The Merowe Dam Archaeological Salvage Project. The SARS Amri to Kirbekan Survey. Excavations at the Pyramid Site 4-F-71, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 8 (2004), p. 2-3.

Wolf, P. The SARS Anglo-German Expedition at the Fourth Cataract of the Nile: the 2003/04 Season, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 8 (2004), p. 17-26.

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Published in 2003

Geus, F. and Y. Lecointe. Survey and Excavation at el-Multaga, a Resettlement Area Related to the Construction of the Merowe Dam: preliminary results, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 7 (2003), p. 33-37.

Kolsowska, E., Mahmoud el-Tayib and H. Paner. Old Kush in the Fourth Cataract Region, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 7 (2003), p. 21-25.

Paner, H. Archaeological Survey on the Right Bank of the Nile between Kareima and Abu Hamed: A Brief Overview,, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 7 (2003), p. 15-20.

Salah Mohamed Ahmed. Merowe Dam Archaeological Salvage Project (MDASP), Sudan & Nubia, vol. 7 (2003),p. 11-14.

Welsby, D.A.The Amri to Kirbekan Survey: the 2002-2003 Season, Sudan & Nubia, vol. 7 (2003), p. 26-32.