Archaeological Survey of Nubia Season 2 (1908-9)

Report on the Human Remains

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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The Archaeological Survey of Nubia was one of the earliest and most extensive studies of the population of ancient Nubia. Beginning in 1907 in southern Egypt, the excavations ran for four seasons and involved the excavation of 151 cemeteries. Publication of the first season’s work included an in-depth anatomical study of the cemetery populations found; this was not however replicated in future years. Until recently, it was assumed that any records for these later years produced by the anatomists in charge, Sir Grafton Elliot Smith and Dr Douglas Derry, were lost. This volume reconstructs the anatomical studies carried out for one of those missing seasons – season two (1908-09) – using newly discovered records, alongside archival records and the scant surviving human remains themselves. An introduction to the Archaeological Survey of Nubia season two excavations is given, alongside discussion of the source materials identified and the limitations these bring for researchers today. Following this, there is a full burial catalogue of the thirty-eight cemeteries where human remains were excavated. Data on the physical and pathological traits observed in each cemetery population are presented, and the detailed anatomical measurements taken by Smith and Derry are recorded as Appendices.

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Utgivningsdatum:2023-11-30
Mått:203 x 276 x 16 mm
Vikt:1 730 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:370
Förlag:Archaeopress
ISBN:9781803276366

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Jenefer Metcalfe is Lecturer in Biomedical Egyptology and manager of the KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology at the University of Manchester. She teaches extensively on human osteology, the study of mummified remains and medical education. Jenefer’s research focusses on the study and reinterpretation of bioarchaeological collections from ancient Egypt and Nubia. She has published numerous papers focussing on the Archaeological Survey of Nubia and the work of Sir Grafton Eliot Smith.

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In travelling to numerous museums and research institute archives, Metcalfe undertook significant legwork to access, find, verify, transcribe and understand the multifold pieces of data generated fromthe anatomical studies undertaken as part of the ASNsecond season, as well as adding updated details about research subsequently carried out on the human remains after their initial assessment. This effort of co-ordination, collection and concatenation, as manifest in this volume, is no small task and has resulted in a publication that will be of great use to bioarchaeological researchers with a focus on Egypt, Sudan and adjacent regions. In addition to these specifically targeted audiences, the generation of this volumewill be of use to researchers interested in the integration of archival data sources into archaeological discourses. – Robert J. Stark (2024): Antiquity Vol. 98

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionSeason Two of the ASN (1908-1909)The Excavation and Recording of Human RemainsThe Original Season Two ReportingSources of EvidenceThe Reconstructed ‘Season Two: Report on the Human Remains’A Source for Researchers Today?Burial catalogueCemetery 58, West bank, GinariCemetery 58/100, West bank GinariCemetery 59, West bank, KalabshaCemetery 62, East bank, Khor BasilCemetery 65, East bank, Wadi AbiadCemetery 66, West bank, Abu RegabCemetery 67, West bank, DugheishCemetery 68, East bank, MoallaCemetery 69/1, East bank, MoallaCemetery 69/100, Moalla, East bankCemetery 69/200, Moalla, East bankCemetery 70, West bank, situated between Faragalla and Musa KoleiCemetery 70/100, West bank, situated between Faragalla and Musa KoleiCemetery 71, East bank, Sharaf el Din TogogCemetery 71/100, East bank, Sharaf el Din TogogCemetery 72, West bank, Gerf HuseinCemetery 73, West bank, Gerf HuseinCemetery 74, West bank, Gedekol, Gerf HuseinCemetery 75, East bank, Shalub BathaCemetery 76, West bank, Gedekol, Gerf HuseinCemetery 77/1, West bank, Gedekol South, Gerf HuseinCemetery 77/100, West bank, Gedekol South, Gerf HuseinCemetery 78, West bank, Mediq, Gerf Husein 164Cemetery 79, West bank, Mediq, Gerf HuseinCemetery 80, West bank, Mediq, Gerf HuseinCemetery 81, Mediq South, Gerf HuseinCemetery 82, Gerf HuseinCemetery 83, Gerf HuseinCemetery 85, KoshtamnaCemetery 86, Hamadab, KoshtamnaCemetery 86/500, KoshtamnaCemetery 87, KoshtamnaCemetery 88, KoshtamnaCemetery 89/1, Awam, KoshtamnaCemetery 89/500, KoshtamnaCemetery 90/500, KuriCemetery 91, KuriCemetery 92, Aman DaudCemeteries with no surviving human remainsReferencesIndex: Pathology, trauma, non-metric traits and minor anatomical variations Appendices