Vella Gregory, I;
Brass, M;
Adam, A;
Kozieradzka-Ogunmakin, I;
MacDonald, K;
Abdelwahabe, S;
Fedlelmula, A;
... Ibrahim, H; + view all
(2023)
The prehistory of Jebel Moya, Sudan: results from the first three seasons of excavations.
Libyan Studies
, 54
pp. 55-75.
10.1017/lis.2023.17.
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Abstract
This paper outlines the ways in which the project is addressing the colonial legacy of Henry Wellcome as well as presenting the data from the first three field seasons at Jebel Moya, south-central Sudan. These data have substantially revised our chronological and socio-economic understanding of the site. Our excavations, initiated in 2017 and continued in 2019 and 2022, show a longer, more continuous occupation of the site than has been previously recognised. The faunal and botanical remains have implications for the spread of early domesticates in the eastern Sahel and for climate changes, and raise issues of resilience. There is confirmed human burial activity from at least the third millennium BC onwards, while the pottery continues to yield information about the variety of decoration and, for the final Assemblage 3, data on its usage. Overall, the continued importance of the site for the eastern Sahel is re-emphasised.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The prehistory of Jebel Moya, Sudan: results from the first three seasons of excavations |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/lis.2023.17 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/lis.2023.17 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Institute of Archaeology > Institute of Archaeology Gordon Square |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10183919 |
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