Survival kit for the afterlife or instruction manual for prehistorians? Staging artefact production in Middle Neolithic cemetery Kadruka 23, Upper Nubia, Sudan

2021/09/30 by Hala Alarashi, Lionel Gourichon, Lamya Khalidi +7 · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Ancient Egypt and Archaeology #Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies #Archaeology and Rock Art Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.15184/aqy.2021.151

Abstract

The burials at the Neolithic cemetery Kadruka 23 in Sudan have yielded adornments and bone and lithic artefacts that occur as distinct stages of the chaîne opératoire . This article reports on a hitherto unrecognised funerary practice that highlights the importance of craftsmanship for Neolithic communities in life and beyond.

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