Archaeology of Holocene hunter-gatherers at the sixth Nile cataract, central Sudan

0555868 - ARÚ 2023 RIV MA eng J - Journal Article
Varadzinová, L. - Varadzin, Ladislav - Brukner Havelková, P. - Crevecoeur, I. - Garcea, E. A. A.
Archaeology of Holocene hunter-gatherers at the sixth Nile cataract, central Sudan.
Bulletin d'Archéologie Marocaine. Roč. 27, č. 2022 (2022), s. 101-118. ISSN 0068-4015
Grant - others:GA ČR(CZ) GA17-03207S
Institutional support: RVO:67985912
Keywords : Jebel Sabaloka * Early Khartoum * Khartoum Mesolithic * settlement structure * human burials * material culture
OECD category: Archaeology
Method of publishing: Open access
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Jebel Sabaloka at the Sixth Nile Cataract has been known for its strategic importance in late prehistoric stone tool production in central Sudan. Since 2009, archaeological exploration on the west bank of the Nile has revealed a hierarchized settlement structure, with 30 sites of early to mid-Holocene dating. The key findings derive from two principal sites – Sphinx and Fox Hill – that are situated on large granite outcrops and provide evidence of robust occupation by hunter-gatherers of the Early Khartoum Complex (Khartoum Mesolithic, ca. 8,500–5,000 BC). One of the most intriguing elements at these Early Khartoum settlements is the presence of large hunter-gatherer burial grounds, which will enrich the discussions of the character, duration and structuring of these Mesolithic societies at both regional and supra-regional level.
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