Current research in Nubian Archaeology: Oxford Edition provides a compilation of papers detailing scientific and archaeological research on various aspects of life in ancient Nubia. This volume resulted from the 3rd Sudan Studies Research Conference, hosted at the at the Ioannou Centre for Byzantine and Classical Studies, University of Oxford in May 2019. The conference provided an opportunity for scholars from various institutions across the world to come together for networking and to discuss their research. The papers in this volume focus on recent fieldwork in Sudan, mortuary practices, pottery decoration, architecture as well as archival material.
Introduction (1)
The decorative program of the palace of Amanishakhete at Wad Ben Naga (5) - VLASTIMIL VRTAL
The amulets of the Kerma culture in the national museum of Sudan: From the database to linked open data (37) - ELENA D’ITRIA & GILDA FERRANDINO
The contribution of bioanthropology in understanding the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in Eastern Sudan (59) - GIUSY CAPASSO
Digging a royal city. Eight years of Ca' Foscari University of Venice research at Jebel Barkal (77) - FRANCESCA IANNARILLI & FEDERICA PANCIN
Sieving for archaeology. The Sudan Archive’s Governor-General reports (89) - CHLOË WARD
Shokan: Revival of a forgotten village (117) - LILIANE MANN & BEN VAN DEN BERCKEN