Late prehistoric sites from the Sabaloka province north of Khartoum on the Eastern bank of the Nile, Sudan

Evidence from several sites suggests that the late prehistoric communities in Sudan developed over transitional times and regional diversities. Central and Northern Sudan have yielded an important record of late prehistoric settlements with several Mesolithic and Neolithic sites. New data from curre...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e8e1f0b9ca1849cba63c9fac7077ea3a2021-12-02T10:48:13ZLate prehistoric sites from the Sabaloka province north of Khartoum on the Eastern bank of the Nile, Sudan2431-204510.4000/aaa.902https://doaj.org/article/e8e1f0b9ca1849cba63c9fac7077ea3a2016-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/aaa/902https://doaj.org/toc/2431-2045Evidence from several sites suggests that the late prehistoric communities in Sudan developed over transitional times and regional diversities. Central and Northern Sudan have yielded an important record of late prehistoric settlements with several Mesolithic and Neolithic sites. New data from current projects such as the Sabaloka Dam Archaeological Project (SDASP, El Salha project) are progressively updating the archaeological map of Sudan and bringing fresh information about the complex transitions having occurred during the late prehistoric periods. Although many topics have been discussed, some issues remain untouched and geographical gaps are still uninvestigated. This paper reports about the survey and excavation conducted in the Sabaloka area, North of Khartoum, since 2013-2015. It is also a first attempt to discuss the importance of the area in the field of Sudanese prehistory and to explore the range of regional diversities through comparative studies.Ahmed Hamid NassrOpenEditionarticlesettlementtumuliNeolithiclate prehistoryArchaeologyCC1-960History of the artsNX440-632ENFRAfrique Archéologie Arts, Vol 12, Pp 21-42 (2016)
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topic settlement
tumuli
Neolithic
late prehistory
Archaeology
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History of the arts
NX440-632
spellingShingle settlement
tumuli
Neolithic
late prehistory
Archaeology
CC1-960
History of the arts
NX440-632
Ahmed Hamid Nassr
Late prehistoric sites from the Sabaloka province north of Khartoum on the Eastern bank of the Nile, Sudan
description Evidence from several sites suggests that the late prehistoric communities in Sudan developed over transitional times and regional diversities. Central and Northern Sudan have yielded an important record of late prehistoric settlements with several Mesolithic and Neolithic sites. New data from current projects such as the Sabaloka Dam Archaeological Project (SDASP, El Salha project) are progressively updating the archaeological map of Sudan and bringing fresh information about the complex transitions having occurred during the late prehistoric periods. Although many topics have been discussed, some issues remain untouched and geographical gaps are still uninvestigated. This paper reports about the survey and excavation conducted in the Sabaloka area, North of Khartoum, since 2013-2015. It is also a first attempt to discuss the importance of the area in the field of Sudanese prehistory and to explore the range of regional diversities through comparative studies.
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author Ahmed Hamid Nassr
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title Late prehistoric sites from the Sabaloka province north of Khartoum on the Eastern bank of the Nile, Sudan
title_short Late prehistoric sites from the Sabaloka province north of Khartoum on the Eastern bank of the Nile, Sudan
title_full Late prehistoric sites from the Sabaloka province north of Khartoum on the Eastern bank of the Nile, Sudan
title_fullStr Late prehistoric sites from the Sabaloka province north of Khartoum on the Eastern bank of the Nile, Sudan
title_full_unstemmed Late prehistoric sites from the Sabaloka province north of Khartoum on the Eastern bank of the Nile, Sudan
title_sort late prehistoric sites from the sabaloka province north of khartoum on the eastern bank of the nile, sudan
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