Amara West: The Pottery from Cemeteries C and D

V. Gasperini (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

246 Seiten

2023
Peeters Publishers (Verlag)
978-90-429-4954-6 (ISBN)

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The two cemeteries of Amara West in Sudan, a town founded in around 1300 BC as a new centre for the colonial pharaonic administration of Kush (Upper Nubia), were excavated by the British Museum’s Amara West Research Project between 2009 and 2016. This book focused on the ceramic vessels placed in the burials, between c. 1300 BC and the 8th century BC. The comprehensive analyses of the pottery, accompanied by a full catalogue, provides insights into the role of ceramic vessels for funerary purposes, trade networks between Upper Nubia, Egypt and farther afield. The inclusion of Nubian hand-made vessels with some burials reflects aspects of cultural entanglement, and raises questions of identity and cultural affiliation, particularly in the transition between the period of pharaonic occupation and its aftermath. An introduction by Michaela Binder provides an orientation to the architecture and archaeology of the cemeteries.

Erscheinungsdatum	20.09.2023
Reihe/Serie	British Museum Publications on Egypt and Sudan ; 17
Verlagsort	Leuven
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	1350 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
ISBN-10	90-429-4954-6 / 9042949546
ISBN-13	978-90-429-4954-6 / 9789042949546
Zustand	Neuware