Publication Information
Author:
Arkell, Anthony John,
1898-
Title:
Shaheinab: an account of the excavation of a Neolithic occupation site
carried out for the Sudan Antiquities Service in 1949-50
Published By:
London ; New York: Published for the Sudan Govt. by Oxford University,
1953. xix, 114 p., plates: ill., maps
By line: A. J. Arkell
HRAF Publication Information: New Haven, Conn.:
HRAF, 2000. Computer File
Culture:
Khartoum Neolithic (MS50)
Subjects:
Mineral resources (135);
Fauna (136);
Comparative evidence (171);
Prehistory (172);
Bone, horn, and shell technology (321);
Ceramic technology (323);
Lithic industries (324);
General tools (412);
Cultural stratigraphy (912);
Abstract:
In this volume Arkell renames the Gouge culture: the Khartoum
Neolithic. Two Khartoum Neolithic period sites in Sudan near Khartoum are
discussed: Esh Shaheinab, on the west bank of the Nile, and El Qoz, on the right
bank of the Nile. Only two radiocarbon dates are available for Esh Shaheinab and
Arkell prefered the older date as he thought the Khartoum Neolithic influenced
the Fayum Neolithic and therefore the Khartoum Neolithic should be earlier.
Hence he dated the site to circa 3900 B.C. The volume mainly discusses the
artifacts from the year-round settlement at Esh Shaheinab: the fauna; shell,
stone, bone and horn implements; items of personal decoration; hearths; and
ceramics. No house remains were found. Only one burial, an infant, was uncovered
which may date to the Neolithic period. El Qoz was a much smaller excavation and
its artifacts are also discussed. Arkell believed the people of the Khartoum
Neolithic were hunters, fishers, and gatherers with no agriculture and were just
begining to keep domesticated animals.
Document Number:
1
Document ID: ms50-001
Document Type:
Monograph
Language:
English
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and
index
Field Date:
1949-1950
Evaluation:
Archaeologist-5
Analyst:
Sarah Berry ; 1998
Coverage Date:
5900 B.P. (ca. 3900 B.C.)
Coverage Place:
Esh Shaheinab and El
Qoz; Sudan
LCSH:
Neolithic period -- Sudan
