Soba: Archaeological Research at a Medieval Capital on the Blue Nile, Volume 1British Institute in Eastern Africa, 1991 - 363 pages Soba was the `rich and prosperous' capital of the Medieval Kingdom of Alwa in Central Sudan. Situated on the Blue Nile, some 20 km above Khartoum, its remains today are no more than a heap of mounds. This report records the results of survey and excavation between 1981 and 1986, and provides detailed description of the buildings located, as well as sections by specialists on the pottery, small finds, textiles, glass, inscriptions and botanical remains. |
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Excavations at the western end of mound B | 33 |
The finds | 126 |
Discussion | 310 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
11th centuries abutted Adams Alwa beads Blue Nile bowls bungs central century Christian circa cm deep cm thick cm wide construction trench contemporary deposits doorway east wall eastern edge end of mound examples excavations fabric fabric 25 Faras filled floor Funj glass glazed graffiti gravel grey Hathor holes inscription ironstone jars Jebel Moya Khartoum layer material Meroitic mortar motifs mud brick wall narthex nave neck north wall northern church Old Dongola Ostracon Painted decoration perhaps pilgrim flasks plaster post-holes Pottery of Class pottery types pre-church presumably probably Qasr Ibrim quartz rectangular red brick fragments red brick rubble robber trench room m26 sanctuary chamber sand sherds Shinnie similar Siraf small finds Soba ware south wall stone stretchers structure Sudan suggests surface survived tabby timber trial trenches vessels wall of room western end