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Gematon : The Artefacts.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Welsby, Derek A.
- Series:
- Sudan Archaeological Research Society Publication
- Sudan Archaeological Research Society Publication ; v.28
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Sudanese.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (465 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Archaeopress, 2024.
- Summary:
- This volume documents the Sudan Archaeological Research Society's 1997-2018 excavations at Kawa, Sudan, with topographical mapping and digs across urban sites and the Kushite cemetery. Recovered artefacts, from pottery shards to dressed stone blocks, highlight the site's diverse material culture and ancient rituals.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Title
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- 1. Introduction
- Derek A. Welsby
- 2. The Lithics
- Piotr Osypiński
- Introduction
- The town, Site Q3
- The Cemetery, site R18
- 3. The Macro-Lithics
- The type series
- Form
- The grinding bases
- The rubbers and grinders
- The pounders
- The pestles
- Function
- Provenance of the grinding equipment
- The cemetery
- The town
- Area A
- Area B
- Area C
- Area F
- Grid square (TG5)
- Area Z
- Re-use of grinding equipment
- Chronology
- 4. The Small Finds
- Derek A. Welsby and John H. Taylor *
- Objects of metal
- Gold
- Gold leaf
- Electrum
- Silver(?) and plaster
- Lead
- Copper alloy
- Jewellery
- Rods
- Nails
- Weapons
- Vessels
- Miscellaneous
- Uncertain object types
- Miscellaneous fragments
- Copper alloy and iron
- Iron
- Tools
- Sample
- Metal (type uncertain)
- Objects of Faience
- Amulets
- Cartouche plaques
- Shu amulet
- Udjat eyes
- Fly bead amulets
- Scarabs
- Figurines
- Pendants/Necklace spacers
- Bangles
- Plug
- Rings
- Stamp
- Objects of uncertain form/function
- Objects of ceramic
- Moulds
- Reworked pottery sherds
- Statues
- Objects of uncertain form
- Objects of unfired mud
- Dish/tray
- Cylindrical objects
- Conical to teardrop-shaped objects
- Discs
- Rectilinear objects
- Spheres/balls
- Hemispherical objects
- Miscellaneous shapes or unidentifiable fragments
- Architectural elements
- Bungs
- Objects of organic materials
- Bone
- Ivory
- Leather
- Ostrich eggshell
- Cowrie shells
- Rope
- Wood
- Objects of stone
- Arrowheads
- Axe-heads.
- Basins
- Miscellaneous objects
- Offering tables
- Incised stones
- Natural stones
- Fossils
- Pigment
- Plaster
- Objects of glass
- Appendix 4.A. Discs made from pottery sherds - ordered by findspot
- Appendix 4.B. Mud bungs.
- 5. The scarabs and a scaraboid
- John H. Taylor
- Scarabs and scaraboid
- Animals
- Names and images of deities
- 'Good luck' formulae
- Naturalistic scarab
- Plain, or unidentified design
- 6. The mud sealings and seal impressions
- Irene Vincentelli
- 1 - Basket sealings
- 2 - Lid sealings
- 3 - Jar sealings
- 4 - Sack sealings
- 5 -Box sealings
- 6 - Door sealings
- Sealings Provenance
- Area T
- Temple T
- Cemetery, Site R18
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction to the catalogue
- Note on dating
- Note on iconography
- Catalogue
- Seal impression on pottery
- 7. Beads and pendants
- Joanna Then-Obłuska and Derek A. Welsby
- Beads from the Kushite settlement, Site Q3
- Marine mollusc shell
- Stone
- Faience
- Glass
- Modern intrusions
- Beadwork
- Distribution of the beads
- Beads from the cemetery, Site R18
- Materials and techniques
- Metal-in-glass
- Other materials
- Beadwork remains, types, and owners at R18
- Necklace
- Bracelet
- Anklet
- Concluding remarks
- 8. The Basketry and Matting from Building F1
- Willeke Wendrich
- Abstract
- Matting
- Some considerations on use
- Description of basketry and matting
- by room
- Room I
- Room VI
- Room VIII
- Room IX
- Discussion
- Scenario 1: Awnings
- 9. Kawa wall paintings
- Building A1
- Room A1-I
- Room A1-II.
- Room A1-III
- Building F1
- Inscription
- Blue-painted decoration
- Yellow linear decoration
- Decorative borders
- Painted chapel of Pyramid S5
- 10. Coffin fragments from Kawa
- 11. Quarrying and stone-dressing techniques
- Source of the stone
- Preparation of the stone
- Laying of the stone
- The final dressing
- Post-pads
- Voussoirs
- The barque stand (cat. no. F-2411)
- Tool marks
- Bibliography for Volume II.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 1-80327-886-2
- OCLC:
- 1530376709
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