The first of a set of three volumes publishing the excavations at the site of Kawa, Northern Dongola Reach, between 1997 and 2018 by the Sudan Archaeological Research Society. Volume I contains a detailed study of the excavations carried out in Areas A, B, C, and F, as well as the temenos gateway, Building Z1 and the Kushite cemetery R18. Its comprehensive analysis of distinct building phases provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of the activities and subsequent changes at the site over its long history. This is heavily illustrated with photographs, maps, and line drawings, providing a thorough study of the research undertaken during this fieldwork.
H 205 x W 290 mm
470 pages
40 tables, 302 figures, 644 plates (colour throughout)
Published Dec 2023
ISBN
Hardback: 9781803276762
Digital: 9781803276779
Contents
1. Introduction – Derek A. Welsby
2. The Kushite town of Gematon – Derek A. Welsby
3. Excavations of the painted shrine and other buildings in Area A – Derek A. Welsby
4. Excavations in Area B – Derek A. Welsby
5. Excavations in Area C – Derek A. Welsby
6. Excavations in Area F – Building F1, adjacent streets and Building F11 – Derek A. Welsby
7. Excavations in Area F – grid squares (FQ3), (FQ4), (FR3), (FR4), (FS3) and (FT3) – Derek A. Welsby
8. Excavations in Area F – Grid squares (FZ1) and (FZ2) – Derek A. Welsby
9. Excavations in the temenos gateway, grid square (TG5) – Derek A. Welsby
10. Excavations of Building Z1 – Mahmoud Suliman Bashir and Derek A. Welsby
11. Excavations within the Kushite cemetery at Gematon (site R18) – Derek A. Welsby
12. The Kushite cemetery at Gematon (site R18) – Derek A. Welsby
13. Magnetic survey at Kawa – Tomasz Herbich
14. Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey at Kawa – Stephen Kay and Sophie Hay
15. Radiocarbon dating – Derek A. Welsby
16. Preservation, Conservation and Display – Derek A. Welsby
17. Concluding remarks – Derek A. Welsby
18. Bibliography for Volume I
Arabic summary
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