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Obłuski, Artur; Dzierzbicka, Dorota; Maślak, Szymon

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“…The main difference between buildings constructed using the two techniques is their size. On average, houses made of mud brick measure circa 38 m 2 in area, with some reaching up to 135 m 2 (Obłuski et al, 2021). Wattle-and-daub houses measure on average circa 21 m 2 .…”

Section: Dwelling In Old Dongolamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…All the excavated houses, except one, were single-story and had flat roofs supported on a wooden framework covered with reeds, palm leaves and mud (Obłuski et al, 2021: 240).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There is no difference in the quality of wall and floor finishes applied to brick and wattle-and-daub houses, but variability can be observed in the number of layers applied on the walls, which in the case of wattle-and-daub houses was significantly less. Such variation is predicated on the shorter life cycle of these buildings, as they were made of less durable materials, which allowed for only limited refurbishment (Obłuski et al, 2021: 238).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…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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confidence: 99%

“…In the Makurian period, it was the location of most of the city’s official buildings, including a royal palace and churches. Subsequently, when the Funj Sultanate came to dominate the Middle Nile Valley, this area became densely occupied with houses built both within and outside the enclosure wall (see Obłuski et al, 2021; Obłuski and Dzierzbicka, forthcoming).…”

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

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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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Section: Dwelling In Old Dongolamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…All the excavated houses, except one, were single-story and had flat roofs supported on a wooden framework covered with reeds, palm leaves and mud (Obłuski et al, 2021: 240).…”

Section: Dwelling In Old Dongolamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Dwelling In Old Dongolamentioning

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Section: Dwelling In Old Dongolamentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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

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2023

Journal of Social Archaeology

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Households in Transition: Persistence and Change of Dwellings in the City of Old Dongola (Sudan, 14th–17th Century)

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2024

Afr Archaeol Rev

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The period between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries in Old Dongola, Sudan, marks a significant political and religious transition. The Makurian kingdom collapsed, and in the sixteenth century, the city became subordinate to the Funj Sultanate. Simultaneously, domestic architecture exhibited a high level of uniformity, with urban space dominated by two-room houses clustered in compounds with a shared courtyard. In these transformative conditions, the seeming persistence of household requires explanation. This paper examines residues of human actions, applying a multielemental analysis of domestic floors of four house compounds dated from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century. It allowed us to understand domestic space in intensive terms, as created by everyday domestic activities. The analysis of macro- and micro-residues resulted in the identification of various ways particular households engaged with domestic space. In this study, the role of heterogeneous domestic space played in the persistence and changeability of households was discussed, particularly how the striated residential units coded relations of dwellers, while the smooth open spaces had creative potential. Lastly, it is proposed that the temporality of households did not align with the temporality of the political changes in the city.

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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

Households in Transition: Persistence and Change of Dwellings in the City of Old Dongola (Sudan, 14th–17th Century)

Geochemical analysis of domestic spaces. Studying activity areas in houses at 17th-century Old Dongola, Sudan

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