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Eastern Sudan in its Setting - The archaeology of a region far from the Nile Valley (Paperback)
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Eastern Sudan in its Setting - The archaeology of a region far from the Nile Valley (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology
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Eastern Sudan, like other regions far away from the Nile valley,
has often been overlooked historically on account of a kind of
prejudice towards areas lacking in monumental or urban remains or
evidence of any literary production. Despite the relevance of the
deserts and marginal areas becoming increasingly evident in the
last year or so, in Sudan only few research projects have been
conducted in these regions. The ongoing research project in Eastern
Sudan by the University 'L'Orientale' has provided a preliminary
reconstruction of the history of the region from c. 6000 BC to AD
1500. This publication outlines this reconstruction and also
considers the more general setting known for the other regions of
northeastern Africa. Several issues remain to be clarified and
understanding of some phases is still limited, nevertheless it can
be safely stated that Eastern Sudan, was in ancient times, as it is
now, a crossroads between the Nile basin, Eastern Desert, the
Ethio-Eritrean highlands and the Red Sea, represented a crucial
region in several respects: the spread of domestic crops and
animals towards the Ethio-Eritrean highlands, the spread of the
Sahelian crops towards India via the Red Sea and Arabia, as well as
the long-distance trade network characterizing northeastern Africa
in the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC.
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