Kulubnarti III

The Cemeteries

£26.00
Author:
William Y. Adams, Nettie K. Adams, Dennis P. Van Gerven and David L. Greene
Publication Year:
1999
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841710273
Paperback:
123pp, Includes 17 figures 18 plates of photographs
Sub-series name:
Sudan Archaeological Research Society, 4
ISBN 10:
184171027X
BAR number:
S814
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Description

BOOK DESCRIPTION
This is a third in a series of definitive publications on the excavations of medieval sites in Nubia. It is concerned with the funerary remains uncovered in two cemeteries, one on the island of Kulubnarti, the other on the adjacent left bank of the Nile.The report includes detailed descriptions of grave types which are set within their Nubian medieval context. Special attention is given to the analysis of textiles found as well as to the physiscal anthropology.