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The second season of excavations at Jebel Moya (south-central Sudan)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2020

Michael Brass ,
Ahmed Adam ,
Isabelle Vella Gregory ,
Rayan Abdallah ,
Osman Alawad ,
Ammar Abdalla ,
Iwona Kozieradzka-Ogunmakin ,
Joss Wellings ,
Anfal Albadwi  and
Charles Le Moyne
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Michael Brass
Affiliation:
Institute of Archaeology, University College London, 31-34 Gordon Square, LondonWC1H 0PY, UK
Ahmed Adam
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Khartoum, Al-Nil Avenue, Khartoum, Sudan
Isabelle Vella Gregory
Affiliation:
MacDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Downing Street, CambridgeCB2 3ER, UK
Rayan Abdallah
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Khartoum, Al-Nil Avenue, Khartoum, Sudan
Osman Alawad
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Khartoum, Al-Nil Avenue, Khartoum, Sudan
Ammar Abdalla
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Khartoum, Al-Nil Avenue, Khartoum, Sudan
Iwona Kozieradzka-Ogunmakin
Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Manchester, 3.503 Stopford Building, Oxford Road, ManchesterM13 9PT, UK
Joss Wellings
Affiliation:
Independent Researcher
Anfal Albadwi
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Khartoum, Al-Nil Avenue, Khartoum, Sudan
Charles Le Moyne
Affiliation:
School of Social Science, University of Queensland
Fakri Hassan
Affiliation:
National Corporation of Antiquities and Museums, Al-Nil Avenue, Khartoum, Sudan
Ali Abdelrahman
Affiliation:
National Corporation of Antiquities and Museums, Al-Nil Avenue, Khartoum, Sudan
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Abstract

This report presents the latest data from ongoing excavations at Jebel Moya, Sudan. This year saw the opening of five new trenches and continued excavation of an archaeologically rich trench. We have recovered four individual burials, a mud brick wall and a number of animal and archaeobotanical remains. The excavations also yielded a longer pottery sequence, showing clearly that the site was in use by at least the sixth millennium BC. This season confirms the long and complex history of Jebel Moya and provides the material for future studies on population health and subsistence. This season also saw an increase in community engagement and a more detailed study of the various historical trajectories that make up the biography of Jebel Moya.

الموسم الثاني للحفريات بجبل موية (جنوب وسط السودان)

د. مايكل براس

يعرض هذا التقرير أحدث البيانات المنتجة من الحفريات الجارية في جبل موية بالسودان. شهد هذا العام حفر خمس خنادق جديدة واستمرار الحفريات بخندق غني بالآثار. لقد كشفنا عن أربعة مدافن فردية وجدار من الطوب الطيني وعدد من بقايا الحيوانات والنباتات الأثرية. وقد أسفرت الحفريات أيضاً عن تسلسل (زمني) أطول للفخار، و الذي يُظهر بوضوح أن الموقع كان قيد الاستخدام بحلول الألفية السادسة قبل الميلاد على الأقل. يؤكد هذا الموسم التاريخ الطويل والمعقد لجبل موية ويوفر المواد اللازمة لدراسات مستقبلية حول صحة السكان و موارد معيشتهم. شهد هذا الموسم أيضاً زيادة في المشاركة المجتمعية و دراسة أكثر تفصيلاً للمسارات التاريخية المختلفة التي تشكل سيرة جبل موية.

Type
Part 3: Fieldwork Reports
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Libyan Studies , Volume 51 , November 2020 , pp. 126 - 140
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Copyright © The Society for Libyan Studies 2020

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