Maciej Wyżgoł
Biographic Data
| ID | 370482 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maciej Wyżgoł |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maciej |
| FAMILY NAME | Wyżgoł |
| SIGNATURE | WYŻGOŁ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Warsaw |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4693-5701 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The King of Nubia at work: Archaeological context and text edition of a sixteenth/seventeenth-century Arabic document from Old Dongola
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…
Geochemical analysis of domestic spaces. Studying activity areas in houses at 17th-century Old Dongola, Sudan
Understanding the organisation of domestic space and activity areas is crucial for reconstructing the daily lives of household members. The identification of activity areas tends to be challenging due to the unpredictable nature of site formation processes, as well as the variation in patterns related to cleaning and deposition of waste. Although the arid climate of the Nile Valley favours the preservation of organic material, cleaning of domesti…
Households in Transition: Persistence and Change of Dwellings in the City of Old Dongola (Sudan, 14th–17th Century)
The period between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries in Old Dongola, Sudan, marks a significant political and religious transition. The Makurian kingdom collapsed, and in the sixteenth century, the city became subordinate to the Funj Sultanate. Simultaneously, domestic architecture exhibited a high level of uniformity, with urban space dominated by two-room houses clustered in compounds with a shared courtyard. In these transformative cond…
The High-Resolution Archaeology of Shared Courtyards at Old Dongola (14th–16th Century a.d., Sudan): An Intensive Approach to Domestic Open Spaces
Identifying the dynamics of domestic open spaces remains a challenging task. This research applies an adjusted theoretical framework of activity areas to characterize domestic open spaces in the 14th-16th century a.d. in Old Dongola, Sudan. Activity areas were defined as sedimentations of residues of recurring cycles of changing actions rather than stable components of space. To identify domestic space, this research utilizes high-resolution meth…
Assembling a household in the Middle Nile Valley (Old Dongola, Sudan) in the 16th-17th centuries
Old Dongola, with a history reaching back to the 5th century AD, was originally the capital of Makuria, one of the three medieval Nubian kingdoms. After the collapse of Makuria, its capital city saw migratory movements and political changes that resulted in the emergence of new power relations. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the city was the seat of a local ruler subordinate to the Funj Sultanate. New communities that emerged in this setting inh…
Dwelling after Makuria: The organisation and function of space in houses of the Funj period in Old Dongola, Nubia
Old Dongola, the capital of the Makurian kingdom of medieval Nubia, remained a significant town after the collapse of Makuria throughout most of the Funj period between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries AD. After its incorporation into the sphere of influence of the Funj sultan residing in Sennar, Old Dongola’s prominence within the region persisted as an important political and socio-economic centre. Remains of houses from the Funj period h…
Living Outside the Wall: The Quarter of Wattle-and-daub Houses in Old Dongola of the Funj Period
Excavations at Old Dongola in 2018/2019 led to the discovery of a quarter of wattle-and-daub houses located outside the town walls. The houses, dated to the 17th − 18th century, are arranged in compounds and visibly differ from other dwellings. This paper aims to identify the functional and social organisation of domestic space, based primarily on the analysis of access and activity areas. It sheds light on the relations of private and public spa…
Early Makuria Research Project. Excavations at Tanqasi. First season 2018. Preliminary Report
Tanqasi village lies on the left side of the river Nile, about 17 km downstream from Merowe city. A large tumuli field is located some kilometers southeast of the village toward the edge of the Bayuda Desert. It contains no less than 250 tumuli of various size and form of superstructure, varying from very large to very small, but only four of these have been excavated so far (three in 1953 and one in 2006). A new study program, starting in 2018 w…
A decorated bronze censer from a cathedral in Old Dongola
A bronze censer found in the Church of Brick Pillars in Old Dongola in 1968 provides unique insight into the role of such liturgical vessels in medieval Nubia. In this new study of the iconography and production technique of this vessel, coupled with an epigraphical analysis of the Greek and Old Nubian inscription around the edge, the author suggests that the vessel was crafted by Makurian craftsmen sometime in the first few hundred years after t…
Assembling a household in the Middle Nile Valley (Old Dongola, Sudan) in the 16th-17th centuries
Old Dongola, with a history reaching back to the 5th century AD, was originally the capital of Makuria, one of the three medieval Nubian kingdoms. After the collapse of Makuria, its capital city saw migratory movements and political changes that resulted in the emergence of new power relations. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the city was the seat of a local ruler subordinate to the Funj Sultanate. New communities that emerged in this setting inh…
Geochemical analysis of domestic spaces. Studying activity areas in houses at 17th-century Old Dongola, Sudan
Understanding the organisation of domestic space and activity areas is crucial for reconstructing the daily lives of household members. The identification of activity areas tends to be challenging due to the unpredictable nature of site formation processes, as well as the variation in patterns related to cleaning and deposition of waste. Although the arid climate of the Nile Valley favours the preservation of organic material, cleaning of domesti…
Living Outside the Wall: The Quarter of Wattle-and-daub Houses in Old Dongola of the Funj Period
Excavations at Old Dongola in 2018/2019 led to the discovery of a quarter of wattle-and-daub houses located outside the town walls. The houses, dated to the 17th − 18th century, are arranged in compounds and visibly differ from other dwellings. This paper aims to identify the functional and social organisation of domestic space, based primarily on the analysis of access and activity areas. It sheds light on the relations of private and public spa…
Dwelling after Makuria: The organisation and function of space in houses of the Funj period in Old Dongola, Nubia
Old Dongola, the capital of the Makurian kingdom of medieval Nubia, remained a significant town after the collapse of Makuria throughout most of the Funj period between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries AD. After its incorporation into the sphere of influence of the Funj sultan residing in Sennar, Old Dongola’s prominence within the region persisted as an important political and socio-economic centre. Remains of houses from the Funj period h…
Early Makuria Research Project. Excavations at Tanqasi. First season 2018. Preliminary Report
Tanqasi village lies on the left side of the river Nile, about 17 km downstream from Merowe city. A large tumuli field is located some kilometers southeast of the village toward the edge of the Bayuda Desert. It contains no less than 250 tumuli of various size and form of superstructure, varying from very large to very small, but only four of these have been excavated so far (three in 1953 and one in 2006). A new study program, starting in 2018 w…
A decorated bronze censer from a cathedral in Old Dongola
A bronze censer found in the Church of Brick Pillars in Old Dongola in 1968 provides unique insight into the role of such liturgical vessels in medieval Nubia. In this new study of the iconography and production technique of this vessel, coupled with an epigraphical analysis of the Greek and Old Nubian inscription around the edge, the author suggests that the vessel was crafted by Makurian craftsmen sometime in the first few hundred years after t…
Living Outside the Wall: The Quarter of Wattle-and-daub Houses in Old Dongola of the Funj Period
Excavations at Old Dongola in 2018/2019 led to the discovery of a quarter of wattle-and-daub houses located outside the town walls. The houses, dated to the 17th − 18th century, are arranged in compounds and visibly differ from other dwellings. This paper aims to identify the functional and social organisation of domestic space, based primarily on the analysis of access and activity areas. It sheds light on the relations of private and public spa…
Dwelling after Makuria: The organisation and function of space in houses of the Funj period in Old Dongola, Nubia
Old Dongola, the capital of the Makurian kingdom of medieval Nubia, remained a significant town after the collapse of Makuria throughout most of the Funj period between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries AD. After its incorporation into the sphere of influence of the Funj sultan residing in Sennar, Old Dongola’s prominence within the region persisted as an important political and socio-economic centre. Remains of houses from the Funj period h…
Assembling a household in the Middle Nile Valley (Old Dongola, Sudan) in the 16th-17th centuries
Old Dongola, with a history reaching back to the 5th century AD, was originally the capital of Makuria, one of the three medieval Nubian kingdoms. After the collapse of Makuria, its capital city saw migratory movements and political changes that resulted in the emergence of new power relations. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the city was the seat of a local ruler subordinate to the Funj Sultanate. New communities that emerged in this setting inh…
Geochemical analysis of domestic spaces. Studying activity areas in houses at 17th-century Old Dongola, Sudan
Understanding the organisation of domestic space and activity areas is crucial for reconstructing the daily lives of household members. The identification of activity areas tends to be challenging due to the unpredictable nature of site formation processes, as well as the variation in patterns related to cleaning and deposition of waste. Although the arid climate of the Nile Valley favours the preservation of organic material, cleaning of domesti…
Households in Transition: Persistence and Change of Dwellings in the City of Old Dongola (Sudan, 14th–17th Century)
The period between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries in Old Dongola, Sudan, marks a significant political and religious transition. The Makurian kingdom collapsed, and in the sixteenth century, the city became subordinate to the Funj Sultanate. Simultaneously, domestic architecture exhibited a high level of uniformity, with urban space dominated by two-room houses clustered in compounds with a shared courtyard. In these transformative cond…
The High-Resolution Archaeology of Shared Courtyards at Old Dongola (14th–16th Century a.d., Sudan): An Intensive Approach to Domestic Open Spaces
Identifying the dynamics of domestic open spaces remains a challenging task. This research applies an adjusted theoretical framework of activity areas to characterize domestic open spaces in the 14th-16th century a.d. in Old Dongola, Sudan. Activity areas were defined as sedimentations of residues of recurring cycles of changing actions rather than stable components of space. To identify domestic space, this research utilizes high-resolution meth…
The King of Nubia at work: Archaeological context and text edition of a sixteenth/seventeenth-century Arabic document from Old Dongola
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…
Ancient history (7 works) · History (7 works) · African history and culture analysis (6 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (4 works) · History (4 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (3 works)