Artur Obłuski
Biographic Data
| ID | 1224222 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Artur Obłuski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Artur |
| FAMILY NAME | Obłuski |
| SIGNATURE | OBŁUSKI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Warsaw |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8527-3523 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The King of Nubia at work
This paper explores new historical evidence for a pre-colonial ruler of Dongola, the former capital of the Christian kingdom of Makuria, during Sudan’s Islamisation. Central to this study is a newly excavated Arabic document discovered in an élite residence. This document, ordering the exchange of textiles and livestock, was issued in the name of King Qashqash, a figure previously considered semi-legendary. Combining numismatic evidence, radiocar…
Ochrona, badania oraz straty dziedzictwa kulturowego Sudanu
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The Exploitation of Cultivated and Wild Plants during the Kingdom of Dongola (14th–18th Centuries CE)
Old Dongola in northern Sudan, with a history dating back to the 5th century, was the capital of the Christian Kingdom of Makuria, one of the three medieval Nubian kingdoms. Following the collapse of Makuria in the 14th century, the city underwent significant cultural and social transformations, marked by migration of Arab tribes and the rise of new power structures. during the 16th and 17th centuries, Old Dongola served as the seat of a local ru…
Embedded Beliefs
Tattooing found on a Ghazali individual’s right foot marks the second identified tattooed individual from medieval Nubia, and one of five known tattooed males dating to antiquity found in the Middle Nile Valley. This article places this significant discovery within a regional context and expands the spaciotemporal scope of discussion to include later North African and Christian tattooing practices. Rare finds such as ancient tattooing allow perso…
Assessing Mobility Among Inferred Elites Interred in Crypts 1–3 on Kom H at Tungul (Old Dongola), Sudan
As the capital of Makuria, Tungul was a major sociopolitical center within medieval Nubia, being the seat of a bishopric and a monastic community. During the excavation of the Kom H monastery, three burial crypts (Crypts 1–3) were uncovered. The identification of the epitaph of archbishop Georgios and the location of these crypts in association with the monastery suggests that the crypts may have been utilized by select individuals, possibly eccl…
A question of burial chronology
As the capital of medieval Makuria, Old Dongola, Sudan was one of the largest sites in the region and a center of religious and cultural importance. The annex to the monastery on Kom H at Old Dongola, functioning from the 6/7th through 14/15th c. CE, contains three distinct burial crypts that have been proposed as having been utilized for the burials of social elites, quite likely Makurian Church or monastic officials. Each crypt contains multipl…
A Window into the Nubian Diet
This paper presents a unique archaeobotanical discovery of stored crops from two domestic structures at Old Dongola in Northern Sudan, dating to the fifteenth to sixteenth centuries CE. The findings provide new insights into aspects of cuisine during the early Funj period (1504–1821 CE) and its historical roots. The assemblage of stored crops—including sorghum, bread wheat, hulled barley, grass pea, cowpea, and radish seeds—reveals a blend of Med…
Faith embodied
Post-excavation analysis of individual Ghz-1-002, an adult probable male interred in a medieval cemetery at Ghazali, Sudan, identified tattoos on the right foot. Visualisation under different spectrums of light allowed a reconstruction of the marks, which are only the second instance of tattooing identified from medieval Nubia
The archaeology of pleasure
Multi-Isotopic Investigation of Population Dynamics and Mobility among Rural Medieval Christian Communities at Ghazali, Northern Sudan
The archaeological site of Ghazali (northern Sudan) provides a rare opportunity to investigate the dynamics of mixed economies and mobility on the fringes on the Nile valley at the time of Christian expansion in Nubia. Thanks to its particular hydrological conditions, Sudan has a long history of diverse groups pursuing different economic activities, with agricultural communities settled along the fertile Nile valley and various mobile pastoralist…
Monks on the move? An assessment of mobility at the medieval Nubian monastery of Ghazali, Sudan (ca. 680–1,275 CE)
The location of Ghazali monastery away from the Nile valley within the relatively isolated environs of the Bayuda desert presents a landscape suggestive of mobility toward the monastery by those who chose to reside there as monks. To assess this potentiality, a sample of 37 individuals from the monastic cemetery (Cemetery 2) were analysed for 87 Sr/ 86 Sr and δ 18 O to assess residency during dental enamel formation. The data generated bring into…
Old Dongola
The Archaeology of Medieval Nubian Kingdoms
The following chapter approaches the archaeology of medieval Nubia from a regional perspective. First, it presents the nomenclature used for chronology, then the history of archaeological research in Nubia determined by construction of dams on the Nile. The focus of the paper are the settlement systems of two medieval Nubian kingdoms: Nobadia and Makuria. Alwa is treated lightly due to the limited data. They are discussed in a static (settlement …
Old Dongola
Starting anew at Old Dongola
Multi-isotope analysis of dietary variation among the early Christian communities of northern Sudan
Pictorial Graffiti from the Ghazali Northern Church, Sudan
The aim of this paper is to present pictorial graffiti executed on the walls of the Northern Church of the Ghazali Monastery located in what is today the Northern Province of Sudan. The graffiti were recorded during research by the Polish-Sudanese mission at the monastic complex. This paper explores the symbolic meanings of the graffiti as well as possible rationales behind their locations. Some of the depictions have overt religious meanings and…
Shedding light on the Sudanese Dark Ages
The article presents the results of magnetic and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) research carried out in Old Dongola in northern Sudan in 2018 and 2020, within the framework of a project designed to investigate the transition from Christianity to Islam taking place in the capital of the Nubian kingdom of Makuria. The integrated datasets from the application of two geophysical methods, of which one is the standard magnetic method used on sites in t…
An Isotopic Assessment of Makurian Monastic Diet at the Medieval Nubian Monastery of Ghazali, Sudan (Ca. 680–1,275 CE)
In contrast to contemporaneous Byzantine and Egyptian textual accounts, little is known about medieval Nubian monastic diets. Femur samples from 30 monks interred at Ghazali monastery (occupied ca. 680–1,275 CE), Sudan were examined for δ 13 C col and δ 15 N. δ 13 C averaged ‐ 17.0‰ ± 1.0‰ (range: −14.7‰ to −19.0‰); δ 15 N averaged 11.3‰ ± 1.1‰ (range: 7.5‰ to 13.4‰), suggesting primarily mixed C 3 /C 4 diets with variable animal protein consumpt…
Qatar Sudan Archaeological Project Excavations at the Ghazali monastery from 2014 to 2016
The excavation report covers eight months of fieldwork at the site of Ghazali, which resulted in the clearing of the entire monastery and the discovery of three annexes located on the north and west of the complex. The spiritual part of the monastery included two churches located in the southeastern corner of the complex, a household compound on the west side and a refectory and dormitory in between. Conservation work focused on the reconstructio…
The winter seasons of 2013 and 2014 in the Ghazali monastery
The article reports on archaeological and conservation work carried out by the expedition of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw in cooperation with the Sudanese National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums in two consecutive seasons in the winter of 2013 and 2014. The excavations focused on the southeastern part of the site. They led to the discovery of a second monastic church (South Church) adjoining the chu…
Ghazali 2012
The medieval monastery at Ghazali in Sudan was excavated in part by the Sudan Antiquities Service in 1953 and 1954, and is one of the best preserved archaeological sites in the country. A new project of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, and the National Corporation of Antiquities and Museums of Sudan revisited the ruins with a site presentation project coupled with excavation geared to bringing out a final publ…
Shedding light on the Sudanese Dark Ages
The article presents the results of magnetic and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) research carried out in Old Dongola in northern Sudan in 2018 and 2020, within the framework of a project designed to investigate the transition from Christianity to Islam taking place in the capital of the Nubian kingdom of Makuria. The integrated datasets from the application of two geophysical methods, of which one is the standard magnetic method used on sites in t…
Pictorial Graffiti from the Ghazali Northern Church, Sudan
The aim of this paper is to present pictorial graffiti executed on the walls of the Northern Church of the Ghazali Monastery located in what is today the Northern Province of Sudan. The graffiti were recorded during research by the Polish-Sudanese mission at the monastic complex. This paper explores the symbolic meanings of the graffiti as well as possible rationales behind their locations. Some of the depictions have overt religious meanings and…
An Isotopic Assessment of Makurian Monastic Diet at the Medieval Nubian Monastery of Ghazali, Sudan (Ca. 680–1,275 CE)
In contrast to contemporaneous Byzantine and Egyptian textual accounts, little is known about medieval Nubian monastic diets. Femur samples from 30 monks interred at Ghazali monastery (occupied ca. 680–1,275 CE), Sudan were examined for δ 13 C col and δ 15 N. δ 13 C averaged ‐ 17.0‰ ± 1.0‰ (range: −14.7‰ to −19.0‰); δ 15 N averaged 11.3‰ ± 1.1‰ (range: 7.5‰ to 13.4‰), suggesting primarily mixed C 3 /C 4 diets with variable animal protein consumpt…
The archaeology of pleasure
Faith embodied
Post-excavation analysis of individual Ghz-1-002, an adult probable male interred in a medieval cemetery at Ghazali, Sudan, identified tattoos on the right foot. Visualisation under different spectrums of light allowed a reconstruction of the marks, which are only the second instance of tattooing identified from medieval Nubia
Multi-Isotopic Investigation of Population Dynamics and Mobility among Rural Medieval Christian Communities at Ghazali, Northern Sudan
The archaeological site of Ghazali (northern Sudan) provides a rare opportunity to investigate the dynamics of mixed economies and mobility on the fringes on the Nile valley at the time of Christian expansion in Nubia. Thanks to its particular hydrological conditions, Sudan has a long history of diverse groups pursuing different economic activities, with agricultural communities settled along the fertile Nile valley and various mobile pastoralist…
Monks on the move? An assessment of mobility at the medieval Nubian monastery of Ghazali, Sudan (ca. 680–1,275 CE)
The location of Ghazali monastery away from the Nile valley within the relatively isolated environs of the Bayuda desert presents a landscape suggestive of mobility toward the monastery by those who chose to reside there as monks. To assess this potentiality, a sample of 37 individuals from the monastic cemetery (Cemetery 2) were analysed for 87 Sr/ 86 Sr and δ 18 O to assess residency during dental enamel formation. The data generated bring into…
Multi-isotope analysis of dietary variation among the early Christian communities of northern Sudan
Ghazali 2012
The medieval monastery at Ghazali in Sudan was excavated in part by the Sudan Antiquities Service in 1953 and 1954, and is one of the best preserved archaeological sites in the country. A new project of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, and the National Corporation of Antiquities and Museums of Sudan revisited the ruins with a site presentation project coupled with excavation geared to bringing out a final publ…
Qatar Sudan Archaeological Project Excavations at the Ghazali monastery from 2014 to 2016
The excavation report covers eight months of fieldwork at the site of Ghazali, which resulted in the clearing of the entire monastery and the discovery of three annexes located on the north and west of the complex. The spiritual part of the monastery included two churches located in the southeastern corner of the complex, a household compound on the west side and a refectory and dormitory in between. Conservation work focused on the reconstructio…
The winter seasons of 2013 and 2014 in the Ghazali monastery
The article reports on archaeological and conservation work carried out by the expedition of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw in cooperation with the Sudanese National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums in two consecutive seasons in the winter of 2013 and 2014. The excavations focused on the southeastern part of the site. They led to the discovery of a second monastic church (South Church) adjoining the chu…
The Archaeology of Medieval Nubian Kingdoms
The following chapter approaches the archaeology of medieval Nubia from a regional perspective. First, it presents the nomenclature used for chronology, then the history of archaeological research in Nubia determined by construction of dams on the Nile. The focus of the paper are the settlement systems of two medieval Nubian kingdoms: Nobadia and Makuria. Alwa is treated lightly due to the limited data. They are discussed in a static (settlement …
Old Dongola
Starting anew at Old Dongola
Multi-isotope analysis of dietary variation among the early Christian communities of northern Sudan
Pictorial Graffiti from the Ghazali Northern Church, Sudan
The aim of this paper is to present pictorial graffiti executed on the walls of the Northern Church of the Ghazali Monastery located in what is today the Northern Province of Sudan. The graffiti were recorded during research by the Polish-Sudanese mission at the monastic complex. This paper explores the symbolic meanings of the graffiti as well as possible rationales behind their locations. Some of the depictions have overt religious meanings and…
Shedding light on the Sudanese Dark Ages
The article presents the results of magnetic and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) research carried out in Old Dongola in northern Sudan in 2018 and 2020, within the framework of a project designed to investigate the transition from Christianity to Islam taking place in the capital of the Nubian kingdom of Makuria. The integrated datasets from the application of two geophysical methods, of which one is the standard magnetic method used on sites in t…
An Isotopic Assessment of Makurian Monastic Diet at the Medieval Nubian Monastery of Ghazali, Sudan (Ca. 680–1,275 CE)
In contrast to contemporaneous Byzantine and Egyptian textual accounts, little is known about medieval Nubian monastic diets. Femur samples from 30 monks interred at Ghazali monastery (occupied ca. 680–1,275 CE), Sudan were examined for δ 13 C col and δ 15 N. δ 13 C averaged ‐ 17.0‰ ± 1.0‰ (range: −14.7‰ to −19.0‰); δ 15 N averaged 11.3‰ ± 1.1‰ (range: 7.5‰ to 13.4‰), suggesting primarily mixed C 3 /C 4 diets with variable animal protein consumpt…
Old Dongola
The archaeology of pleasure
Multi-Isotopic Investigation of Population Dynamics and Mobility among Rural Medieval Christian Communities at Ghazali, Northern Sudan
The archaeological site of Ghazali (northern Sudan) provides a rare opportunity to investigate the dynamics of mixed economies and mobility on the fringes on the Nile valley at the time of Christian expansion in Nubia. Thanks to its particular hydrological conditions, Sudan has a long history of diverse groups pursuing different economic activities, with agricultural communities settled along the fertile Nile valley and various mobile pastoralist…
Monks on the move? An assessment of mobility at the medieval Nubian monastery of Ghazali, Sudan (ca. 680–1,275 CE)
The location of Ghazali monastery away from the Nile valley within the relatively isolated environs of the Bayuda desert presents a landscape suggestive of mobility toward the monastery by those who chose to reside there as monks. To assess this potentiality, a sample of 37 individuals from the monastic cemetery (Cemetery 2) were analysed for 87 Sr/ 86 Sr and δ 18 O to assess residency during dental enamel formation. The data generated bring into…
Ochrona, badania oraz straty dziedzictwa kulturowego Sudanu
Serdecznie witamy na eJournals. Portalu Czasopism Naukowych! eJournals to nie tylko platforma do publikowana online, ale również doświadczony zespół Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego oferujący wsparcie dla Redakcji czasopism w zakresie prowadzenia i rozwoju Czasopisma. Misją eJournals jest wspieranie polskich naukowców oraz zapewnienie przedstawicielom redakcji Czasopism profesjonalnej pomocy w ciągłym podnoszeniu ich poziomu i utrzymaniu …
The Exploitation of Cultivated and Wild Plants during the Kingdom of Dongola (14th–18th Centuries CE)
Old Dongola in northern Sudan, with a history dating back to the 5th century, was the capital of the Christian Kingdom of Makuria, one of the three medieval Nubian kingdoms. Following the collapse of Makuria in the 14th century, the city underwent significant cultural and social transformations, marked by migration of Arab tribes and the rise of new power structures. during the 16th and 17th centuries, Old Dongola served as the seat of a local ru…
Embedded Beliefs
Tattooing found on a Ghazali individual’s right foot marks the second identified tattooed individual from medieval Nubia, and one of five known tattooed males dating to antiquity found in the Middle Nile Valley. This article places this significant discovery within a regional context and expands the spaciotemporal scope of discussion to include later North African and Christian tattooing practices. Rare finds such as ancient tattooing allow perso…
Assessing Mobility Among Inferred Elites Interred in Crypts 1–3 on Kom H at Tungul (Old Dongola), Sudan
As the capital of Makuria, Tungul was a major sociopolitical center within medieval Nubia, being the seat of a bishopric and a monastic community. During the excavation of the Kom H monastery, three burial crypts (Crypts 1–3) were uncovered. The identification of the epitaph of archbishop Georgios and the location of these crypts in association with the monastery suggests that the crypts may have been utilized by select individuals, possibly eccl…
A question of burial chronology
As the capital of medieval Makuria, Old Dongola, Sudan was one of the largest sites in the region and a center of religious and cultural importance. The annex to the monastery on Kom H at Old Dongola, functioning from the 6/7th through 14/15th c. CE, contains three distinct burial crypts that have been proposed as having been utilized for the burials of social elites, quite likely Makurian Church or monastic officials. Each crypt contains multipl…
A Window into the Nubian Diet
This paper presents a unique archaeobotanical discovery of stored crops from two domestic structures at Old Dongola in Northern Sudan, dating to the fifteenth to sixteenth centuries CE. The findings provide new insights into aspects of cuisine during the early Funj period (1504–1821 CE) and its historical roots. The assemblage of stored crops—including sorghum, bread wheat, hulled barley, grass pea, cowpea, and radish seeds—reveals a blend of Med…
Faith embodied
Post-excavation analysis of individual Ghz-1-002, an adult probable male interred in a medieval cemetery at Ghazali, Sudan, identified tattoos on the right foot. Visualisation under different spectrums of light allowed a reconstruction of the marks, which are only the second instance of tattooing identified from medieval Nubia
The King of Nubia at work
This paper explores new historical evidence for a pre-colonial ruler of Dongola, the former capital of the Christian kingdom of Makuria, during Sudan’s Islamisation. Central to this study is a newly excavated Arabic document discovered in an élite residence. This document, ordering the exchange of textiles and livestock, was issued in the name of King Qashqash, a figure previously considered semi-legendary. Combining numismatic evidence, radiocar…
History (12 works) · Archaeology (11 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (11 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (10 works) · Geography (10 works) · Ancient history (9 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 works) · Excavation (5 works) · African history and culture analysis (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works)