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H 290 x W 205 mm

220 pages

21 figures, 53 tables, 44 plates (colour throughout)

Published Nov 2024

Archaeopress Archaeology

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Hardback: 9781803278872

Digital: 9781803278889

DOI 10.32028/9781803278872

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Keywords
Sudan; Gematon; Kawa; Northern Dongola Reach; Kushite Cemetery; Bioarchaeology

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Gematon: Living and Dying in a Kushite Town on the Nile, Volume IV

Bioarchaeology

By Anna M. Davies-Barrett, Tatiana Vlemincq-Mendieta, Pernille Bangsgaard

Contributions by Rebecca J. Whiting, Derek A. Welsby

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This volume covers bioarchaeological findings from the Sudan Archaeological Research Society’s 1997-2018 Kawa excavations, focusing on human and animal bones. Human skeletons were meticulously documented and preserved, while archaeozoologists studied fragile animal bones. Additional materials supplement Volume I for context on Kawa's cemetery.

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Contents

1. Introduction – Derek A. Welsby


2. The Human Remains from Kawa – Anna M. Davies-Barrett and Tatiana Vlemincq-Mendieta with contributions by Rebecca J. Whiting

Introduction

Preservation

Demography

Biological variation

Skeletal pathology

Oro-dental pathology

The skeleton from Building F1 Room VI

The disarticulated bone

Discussion

Kawa skeleton catalogue


3. The Faunal Remains from Kawa – Pernille Bangsgaard

Introduction

The results

Site R18

Comparative faunal remains

Concluding remarks


4. Bibliography for Volume IV