BAUMANN , Malvina

Adorning the dead: A first reappraisal of Jacques Reinold's excavation and finds at Kadruka-1

From raw materials to finished objects: sequential artifact production as grave offerings in middle Neolithic Kadruka 23 cemetery (Kadruka, Sudan)

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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