The medieval fortifications at Banganarti after the 2016 season
The medieval fortifications at Banganarti after the 2016 season
Author(s): Mariusz DrzewieckiSubject(s): Archaeology, Architecture, Middle Ages, Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Fortifications; medieval settlement; Banganarti; Nubia; Sudan;
Summary/Abstract: The state of preservation of Banganarti’s unique medieval mud-brick fortifications and the deposits accumulated against them allows a study of the history of these defenses and their immediate surroundings. Trenches excavated in the northeastern corner of the fortifications in 2016 gave a full cross section, starting with the layers preceding the construction of the defenses, through two phases of the fortifications and ending with traces of secondary use of the ruins.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 1/2017
- Issue No: XXVI
- Page Range: 301-309
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English