Index Catalog // British Museum Research Repository

2022

Journal article

Polysaccharide Paint Binding Media at Two Pharaonic Settlements in Nubia

Paints and plasters from two pharaonic settlement sites in Nubia (northern Sudan) were analysed to investigate the presence and origin of organic binding materials. The town of Sai was founded around the time of the pharaonic conquest of Kush (Upper Nubia) around 1500 BC, with Amara West created as a...

Fulcher, Kate ; Spencer, Neal ; Budka, Julia ; Stacey, Rebecca J.

archaeology, urbanism, Nubia, Egypt, technology, colonialism, pigment, botany, and gums

2022

Journal article

Early evidence for cancer in Sudan: an advanced example of bone metastases from ancient Nubia (circa 2500–2050 BCE)

WHO reports that cancer is currently a leading cause of death worldwide. An increasing body of bioarchaeological research offers new insights into the past prevalence, epidemiology, and evolution of cancer. An archaeological example from the Northern Dongola Reach in Upper Nubia, Sudan, is presented in this Perspectives piece.

Whiting, Rebecca ; Phillips, Emma L. W. ; O'Flynn, Daniel ; Antoine, Daniel

Sudan, Nubia, and cancer

2022

Book

Down to Earth Archaeology

Professor William Y. Adams presents sixteen papers on Nubia, written at various times during his lengthy and productive academic career. Most of those selected had been previously published only in a limited way; encompassing a wide range of topics, Adams wanted to enable them to reach a wider readership than...

Adams, William Y. ; Anderson, Julie R.

archaeology and Nubia