Bayuda Studies: Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Archaeology of the Bayuda Desert in Sudan

The Bayuda is the vast arid region south of the large S-bend of the Nile in Sudan. Although being a desert, several valleys - the largest amongst them the Wadi Abu Dom and the Wadi Muqqadam - collect the seasonal rainfall and enable limited habitation. Human occupation of the Bayuda began in the Palaeolithic and continues until today. However, it is still quite sparse due to the unfavourable environmental conditions. Nevertheless, this region and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3447110643
• ISBN13: 9783447110648
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Harrassowitz
• Length: 538 Pages