Bayuda Studies: Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Archaeology of the Bayuda Desert in Sudan

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The Bayuda is the vast arid region south of the large S-bend of the Nile in Sudan. Although being a desert, several valleys - the largest amongst them the Wadi Abu Dom and the Wadi Muqqadam - collect the seasonal rainfall and enable limited habitation. Human occupation of the Bayuda began in the Palaeolithic and continues until today. However, it is still quite sparse due to the unfavourable environmental conditions. Nevertheless, this region and its archaeological evidence need to be studied for reconstructing life in the past and incorporated into the interpretive framework of the cultural history of the Sudan. The first Archaeological Bayuda Conference was held from 10 to 12 September 2015 at Munster University, Germany. The proceedings of this event present the current state of archaeological and cultural-historical research on the region. This book is, therefore, the first comprehensive collection of archaeological research on the Bayuda. Part I is devoted to the results of the initial 'Wadi Abu Dom Itinerary' survey project, which ran from 2009 to 2016. In part II, further substantial research in and about the Bayuda is published, adumbrating as well as highlighting the high archaeological potential of this region. As the conference aimed at engaging in an interdisciplinary dialogue, these proceedings want to showcase the current state of research about the Bayuda, while also attempting to define research questions for future explorations. Cover Titel Imprint Table of Contents Foreword: Angelika Lohwasser, Tim Karberg & Johannes Auenmüller Welcome Address: Abelrahman Ali Mohammed Introduction: Angelika Lohwasser, Tim Karberg & Johannes Auenmüller Part I: W.A.D.I. Project Tim Karberg & Angelika Lohwasser: The Wadi Abu Dom Itinerary (W.A.D.I.) Survey Project Baldur Gabriel: Puzzling Cultural Relics in the Bayuda (N-Sudan) and Adjacent Areas André Beuger: The Geoarchaeology Web Service 2.0: Open Archaeological Geodata of the Bayuda Jalina Tschernig & Loai Shamsalola: So-Called Gravel Beds: Assessing Function Through Experiments Alexandros Tsakos: Inscriptions in Greek Script on Rock Outcrops in the Wadi Abu Dom Dieter Eigner: Fortified Sites? Monumental Buildings in the Wadi Abu Dom Jana Eger & Elżbieta Kolosowska: From the Late Meroitic to the Makurian Period: First Results of Excavations at Cemetery Sites in the Wadi Abu Dom Friederike Jugert, Theresa W. Klatt, Birgit Grosskopf & Susanne Hummel: Anthropologic and Palaeogenetic Studies on Human Skeletal Remains from the Wadi Abu Dom, Sudan Mohammed Eltoum Mohammed Fadlelmola: Traditional Activities in the Bayuda Desert: A Case Study on Salt and Tar Part II: Bayuda Studies Joanna A. Ciesielska, Artur Obluski & Robert J. Stark: The Cemeteries of Ghazali: Season 2015/2016 Robert J. Stark & Joanna A. Ciesielska: Cemetery 4 at Ghazali (Sudan): Excavations During the Fall 2016 Season Henryk Paner: The Western Bayuda Desert at the End of the 3rd and During the 2nd Millennium BC: Archaeological Heritage Michael Mallinson, Abdelrahman Ali Mohammed, Dorian Fuller & Laurence M. V. Smith: Road Archaeology in the Wadi Muqaddam, SARS Survey from Omdurman to Gabolab: Environmental and Cultural Change in the Bayuda Timothy Kendall: Archaeological Explorations in the Bayuda Desert: Al-Meragh and the Wadi Muqaddam Between Tamtam and Korti (1999–2000) Fawzi Hassan Bakhiet: The Debba-Dam Archaeological Survey Project (DDASP), QSAP: Two Seasons (2013–2014 and 2014–2015) Madani Mohamed Abualfath Madani: The Exploration of the Coronation Road of Meroe’s Kings Between Meroe and Jebel Barkal Ahmed Hamid Nassr: Regional Diversities of Palaeolithic Stone Tools: Comparative Studies Between the Eastern Desert of Lower Atbara River, the Bayuda Desert and Central Sudan Amelia Biegalska, Joanna Chruścicka, Elżbieta Kołosowska, Mirosław Masojć & Aleksandra Pudło: Pioneering Archaeological Observations Made by Klaus-Dieter Meinhold’s Geological Expedition in the Bayuda Desert in 1976–1978 Mirosław Masojć: Lithic Materials from a Late Nubian Complex Middle Stone Age Site in the Bayuda Desert: Goat Mountain Author Contacts