Buildings of the Funj period on the Citadel

Godlewski, Włodzimierz

doi:10.31338/uw.9788323534877.pp.173-188

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“…Old Dongola in the Funj period comprised various residential quarters with dwelling compounds 1 overlying previously existing churches and Makurian official buildings (Godlewski, 2018: 26, 69; Obłuski and Dzierzbicka, 2021: 71). Unearthing numerous such compounds has allowed us to investigate the lives of their dwellers and their entanglement with the built environment.…”

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“…In most houses, this room was furnished with an oblong bench serving as a stand for storage bins, as is indicated by relics or negatives of such vessels discovered on the upper surface in some examples (Wyżgoł, 2021c: 187–193). The bins were most likely intended for storing grain, which is suggested by the presence of round openings in their bottom parts (Godlewski, 2018: 176). Activities invisible in the archaeological record, such as sleeping, resting and recreation, can be connected with the large bench, screened off from the main entrance and thus forming a private space out of public view (Obłuski et al, 2021: 240).…”

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Assembling a household in the Middle Nile Valley (Old Dongola, Sudan) in the 16th–17th centuries

Wyżgoł

Deptuła

2023

Journal of Social Archaeology

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Old Dongola, with a history reaching back to the 5th century AD, was originally the capital of Makuria, one of the three medieval Nubian kingdoms. After the collapse of Makuria, its capital city saw migratory movements and political changes that resulted in the emergence of new power relations. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the city was the seat of a local ruler subordinate to the Funj Sultanate. New communities that emerged in this setting inhabited the city until the colonial era. This paper examines the ways in which Funj-period households, as fundamental social units in Old Dongola, were mutually constitutive with houses, engaging with their spatiality and materiality through social practices. The authors investigate domestic labour, which was an essential factor in the negotiation of social differences and identities within the household. Differences in building techniques are analysed to compare various ways in which dwellers engaged with houses and to assess their implications for social differentiation within the city.

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Assembling a household in the Middle Nile Valley (Old Dongola, Sudan) in the 16th–17th centuries

Wyżgoł

Deptuła

2023

Journal of Social Archaeology

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“…Located between the Third and the Fourth Cataracts of the Nile, Old Dongola was the capital city of the Christian kingdom of Makuria between the seventh century CE and the 14th century CE (Edwards, 2004; Welsby, 2002). The site, excavated since the 1960s under the auspices of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, is well known for its many churches, monastic complexes, and palaces, including the iconic Throne Hall, which was turned later into a mosque (Godlewski, 2006; Godlewski et al, 2018; Godlewski & Dzierzbicka, 2015; Jakobielski & Scholz, 2001; Obłuski et al, 2013).…”

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First dye identification analyses conducted on textiles from Old Dongola (Sudan, 17th–18th centuries CE)

Wozniak,

Witkowski,

Gierczak

et al. 2023

Archaeometry

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The Middle Nile Valley offers exceptional environmental conditions which allow the preservation of organic materials, including textiles. This paper presents the results of the analysis of seventeen samples collected from wool, cotton and silk textiles excavated in the ancient capital of Old Dongola, from layers dated to the 17th and 18th centuries CE. Chemical analysis using High Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectrometry (HPLC‐MS/MS) have identified both plant and animal dyes. Locally produced textiles, mostly from wool and, decorated with blue, green, orange and yellow hues, were dyed with woad (Isatis tinctoria), flavonoid plants, and madder‐type roots, which were already known and used by medieval dyers in that area. For the first time, kermes (Kermes vermilio) and lac‐dye (Kerria species) have been also identified as a dye source in samples from this group. Iimported fabrics, of cotton and silk, were dyed blue with woad (Isatis tinctoria) but also with indigo (Indigofera tinctoria); dyer’s broom (Genista tinctoria) and kermes (Kermes vermillio) were other dyes identified in this second group. The results of this study provide the first dye identification for textiles produced in the 17th‐18th c. Sudan and contribute new data to the research on textile production and trade in post‐medieval Sudan.

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Buildings of the Funj period on the Citadel

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Assembling a household in the Middle Nile Valley (Old Dongola, Sudan) in the 16th–17th centuries

Assembling a household in the Middle Nile Valley (Old Dongola, Sudan) in the 16th–17th centuries

First dye identification analyses conducted on textiles from Old Dongola (Sudan, 17th–18th centuries CE)

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