FROM THE FIELD TO THE WEB AND BACK RESUMING ARCHAEOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES IN SUDANVO XXVI 123 134 Buzi Colonna (original) (raw)
The paper presents the new archaeological project established by Sapienza University of Rome in Sudan at the site of Hujair Gubli, setting it against the recent research defined and carried out in the past years (2019-2021). The general idea and the historical background underpinning such a programme will be reviewed, together with some of the results (both tangible and intangible) that have been produced. Finally, the main tracks of future agenda will be prospectively outlined.
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The paper presents the new archaeological project established by Sapienza University of Rome in Sudan at the site of Hujair Gubli, setting it against the recent research defined and carried out in the past years (2019-2021). The general idea and the historical background underpinning such a programme will be reviewed, together with some of the results (both tangible and intangible) that have been produced. Finally, the main tracks of future agenda will be prospectively outlined.
The fieldwork of the Expedition of the Università degli Studi di Napoli “l’Orientale” to the Eastern Sudan took place from 1980 and 1995, was resumed after a gap of fifteen years in 2010, and continued in 2011 (Manzo 2011, 2012b). At the very beginning of the project, the main goal of the research project was the explanation of similarities in the ceramic traditions of the Ethiopian highlands and of the Nile Valley. Thus, the Kassala region and Gash Delta, a study area located in an intermediate and crucial position for understanding the relationships between Ethiopian highlands and Nile Valley, was selected. This was an area which, before the fieldwork conducted from 1980 to 1995 by the Expedition, was virtually unknown from the archaeological point of view. Therefore, the definition of a cultural sequence for the Kassala region and Gash delta is an outstanding result of the fieldwork conducted by the Expedition in the 80s. Moreover, it was also possible to outline the processes taking place in the region.
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