Early Makuria Research Project. Metal artifacts from the Tanqasi cemetery

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, a...

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Main Author: Łukasz Zieliński
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: University of Warsaw Press 2018-12-01
Series:Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
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Online Access:http://pam-journal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0013.2007
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description 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.
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spellingShingle Łukasz Zieliński
Early Makuria Research Project. Metal artifacts from the Tanqasi cemetery
Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
Tanqasi
Nubia
Nubiology
weaponry
iron
copper
title Early Makuria Research Project. Metal artifacts from the Tanqasi cemetery
title_full Early Makuria Research Project. Metal artifacts from the Tanqasi cemetery
title_fullStr Early Makuria Research Project. Metal artifacts from the Tanqasi cemetery
title_full_unstemmed Early Makuria Research Project. Metal artifacts from the Tanqasi cemetery
title_short Early Makuria Research Project. Metal artifacts from the Tanqasi cemetery
title_sort early makuria research project metal artifacts from the tanqasi cemetery
topic Tanqasi
Nubia
Nubiology
weaponry
iron
copper
url http://pam-journal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0013.2007
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