Published September 30, 2021
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Journal article
Survival kit for the afterlife or instruction manual for prehistorians? Staging artefact production in Middle Neolithic cemetery Kadruka 23, Upper Nubia, Sudan
Contributors
Others:
- Culture et Environnements, Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen-Age (CEPAM) ; Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS) ; COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)
- Éco-Anthropologie (EAE) ; Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
- Section Française de la Direction des Antiquités du Soudan (SFDAS)
- Centre National de Recherches Préhistoriques, Anthropologiques et Historiques (CNRPAH)
- TraceoLab ; Université de Liège
Description
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.
Abstract
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Identifiers
- URL
- https://shs.hal.science/halshs-03435129
- URN
- urn:oai:HAL:halshs-03435129v1
Origin repository
- Origin repository
- UNICA