MAINES , Emma

Kadruka 18 (KDK18), a Neolithic burial site from Upper Nubia, located within a large archaeological context, has benefited from a reexamination,both archaeological and biological (of the archaeological data and archives, of the plans and drawing of the burials, of the archaeologicalmaterial, as well as the human remains, including bones and...

Burying Children and Infants at Kadruka 23: New Insights into Juvenile Identity and Disposal of the Dead in the Nubian Neolithic

New Insights into Juvenile Identity and Disposal of the Dead in the Nubian Neolithic

Burying Children and Infants at Kadruka 23: New Insights into Juvenile Identity and Disposal of the Dead in the Nubian Neolithic

Burying Children and Infants at Kadruka 23: New Insights into Juvenile Identity and Disposal of the Dead in the Nubian Neolithic

Kadruka 23 is a relatively undisturbed funerary mound located in the Northern State of the Sudan, dating to the fifth millennium, also known as the Nubian Middle Neolithic. Begun in 2014, the excavations at the site have already brought to light nearly 40 burials, a majority of which belongs to juvenile subjects. A concentration and seemingly...

Kadruka 23 is a relatively undisturbed funerary mound located in the Northern State of the Sudan, dating to the fifth millennium, also known as the Nubian Middle Neolithic. Begun in 2014, the excavations at the site have already brought to light nearly 40 burials, a majority of which belongs to juvenile subjects. A concentration and seemingly...

Funerary practices of the Upper Nubian Neolithic revisited in light of a multidisciplinary approach to the Kadruka-23 site.

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

Pratiques pré- et post-dépositionnelles du Néolithique de Haute-Nubie : enveloppement et transport des corps dans le cimetière Kadruka 23 (Soudan).

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.