Early Makuria Research Project. Metal artifacts from the Tanqasi cemetery
Early Makuria Research Project. Metal artifacts from the Tanqasi cemetery
Author(s): Łukasz ZielińskiSubject(s): Archaeology, Ancient World
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Tanqasi, Nubia; Nubiology; weaponry; iron; copper; conservation;
Summary/Abstract: The article documents and discusses metal artifacts discovered in tombs explored by a joint Polish–Sudanese project from the PCMA UW and the NCAM in the tumuli field at Tanqasi in Sudan (Fourth Nile Cataract region). Metal finds from the first season in 2018 were in various states of preservation, allowing however the identification and interpretation of most of the objects through a thorough analysis that involves also metallographic studies and complex conservation. The results contribute to how the site is perceived from a social and cultural point of view.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 1/2018
- Issue No: XXVII
- Page Range: 317-337
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English