Early Makuria Research Project. Beads and pendants from Tanqasitumulus cemetery, Nubia, Sudan (Season 2018)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21131805 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joanna Then-Obłuska (0000-0002-4690-0069, Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 303-316 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1234-5415 • E-ISSN: 2083-537X |
| Publisher | University of Warsaw (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.5604/01.3001.0013.2006 |
| OpenAlex | W2953211792 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
An assemblage of 1687 beads and pendants was recovered from the excavation of five tumuli: 16, 23, 46, 52, 179) in the cemetery of Tanqasi in Sudan. The assemblage is dominated by faience beads (n=920). The remaining beads and pendants are made of glass (n=422), stone (n=241), ostrich eggshell (n=102), and metal-in-glass (n=2). Morphological estimation based on material, technique of manufacture and shape provides a preliminary overview of types that are encountered at Tanqasi cemetery. In addition to beads made of locally available materials (ostrich eggshell, quartz and faience), glass beads of Mediterranean and Indo-Pacific provenance were found. In general, the assemblage is dated to the period between the late Meroitic and post-Meroitic. A few bead types: small faience, bichrome glass and gold-in-glass, are late Meroitic in date. One stone bead may be Napatan in origin
Archaeology · Art · Bead · Geography · Provenance · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Geology · Paleontology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |