31 Dec 2018

by John Alexander, William Y. Adams

Qasr Ibrim: The Ottoman Period

Explore the historical and archaeological records from the final phase of excavations at the Nubian site of Qasr Ibrim, revealing life at the site during the occupation by the Ottoman Empire.

This volume completes the documentation of excavations at the Nubian site of Qasr Ibrim conducted by the Egypt Exploration Society, continuing the tradition of documenting the history and archaeology of the site phase-by-phase. Previous monographs dealt with the Ballaña phase (c. AD 350–600), the earlier (c. 600–1172) and the later medieval period (c. 1172–1500). The present work carries the story forward to the final abandonment of the site in AD 1812, the period when Lower Nubia was annexed to the Ottoman Empire, and an Ottoman garrison was installed at Qasr Ibrim. Part I deals with the historical record of the site, based on archival sources, Part II presents the archaeological evidence, followed in Part III by brief summaries on the Ottoman period artefacts found at the site, in particular pottery (by William Y. Adams), basketry (by Boyce N. Driskell), and textiles (by Nettie K. Adams).

ISBN: 978-0-85698-226-2 (paperback); 978-0-85698-115-9 (eBook)
Series: EES Research Reports 113
Published: 2018
Size: 297 × 210 mm
Pages: 184

List of figures and tables

List of plates

Editorial foreword

Part I: the historical record

Chapter 1. The geographical and political context of Qasr Ibrim
Chapter 2. Lower Nubia before 1961: ethnographic, archaeological, and documentary evidence
Chapter 3. Prelude to the occupation of Qasr Ibrim and the annexation of Lower Nubia, 1517–60
Chapter 4. The history of Ottoman activities at the site
Chapter 5. The cultural identity of the Ottoman garrison
Chapter 6. Afterthoughts

Part II: the architectural record

Preface to Part II
Chapter 7. The urban setting
Chapter 8. The earliest datable Ottoman remains (‘Level B1’)
Chapter 9. Later and undatable archaeological remains
Chapter 10. Archaeological history

Part III: The artefacts

Chapter 11. Summary notes on the Ottoman artifacts
Chapter 12. Summary notes on the pottery
Chapter 13. The basketry
Chapter 14. The textiles

Concordance

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Authors

John Alexander

John Alexander studied history at Pembroke College, Cambridge, after which he became a teacher in the Sudan Education Service. He later retrained as a prehistorian at the Institute of Archaeology, London, and again at Pembroke College, which also awarded his PhD in 1958. He held various teaching positions in the UK, Ghana and the Sudan, and from 1980 to 1986 was co-director of the EES mission at Qasr Ibrim. He helped to found the Sudan Archaeological Research Society and served on the executive committees of the EES and the British Council of Archaeology. John died in 2010.

William Y. Adams

William Y. Adams was educated at the Universities of California and Arizona, receiving his PhD from the latter institution in 1958. After early research in American Indian ethnography he turned his attention to salvage archaeology, directing river valley excavations in the United States and then along the Nile in the Sudan and Egypt. From 1959 to 1966, he was Director of Excavations in Nubia for the Sudanese government, and from 1972 to 1982 directed EES excavations at Qasr Ibrim. At the same time he served as Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky, until his retirement in 1992. William died in August 2019.

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