Courtyard A at the Monastery on Kom H in Dongola: Fieldwork in 2014–2016

Dzierzbicka, Dorota; Deptuła, Agata

doi:10.31338/uw.9788323534877.pp.79-100

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“…) and burnt matter, as well as from wooden elements of structures. The structures, deposits and finds excavated in the courtyard were analyzed and grouped on stratigraphic grounds into 10 occupational phases discussed in more detail in an interim excavation report (Dzierzbicka and Deptuła 2018). The phases were then combined into three superimposed, Dates from the Kom H Monastery 441 functional development stages in the life of the courtyard: the Open Courtyard stage (phases I-IV); Cooking Area stage (phases V-VII); and Dwelling Complex stage (phases VIIIA and B), followed by some later developments (phases XI and X), the nature of which is obscure due to the poor state of preservation of relics in the uppermost strata.…”

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“…The courtyard seems to have been a service area used primarily for storage and food processing. Its position near a side entrance to the monastery, coupled with an abundance of storage vessels found in the deposits, indicate its role as a delivery point for supplies brought to the complex (Dzierzbicka and Deptuła 2018).…”

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“…The cooking space was partly covered with a light roof and walled off from the rest of the open area. At the same time, ovoid rooms in the south part were also adapted for food processing purposes (Dzierzbicka and Deptuła 2018). The three samples come from a sequence of contexts ranging in elevation from ca.…”

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Radiocarbon Dates From the Monastery on Kom H in Old Dongola (Sudan) and the Chronology of Medieval Nubian Pottery

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2021

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The paper presents and discusses a series of radiocarbon (14C) dates from a medieval Nubian monastery found on Kom H of Old Dongola, the capital of the kingdom of Makuria located in modern-day Sudan. The monastery was founded in the 6th–7th century AD and although it probably ceased to function in the 14th century, the site remained occupied until the beginning of the 15th century. The investigated courtyard of the monastery was in use from the 11th to the 14th century, as indicated by the ceramics and 14C analysis results presented here. The dates under consideration are the first published series of 14C dates from this site, which is of crucial importance for historical research on medieval Nubian Christianity and monasticism. They permit to begin building an absolute chronological framework for research on the archaeological finds from the site and region. A group of finds in particular need of such a framework are ceramics, and the implications of the 14C dates for pottery assemblages found in the dated contexts are discussed. The conclusions summarize the significance of the datings for the history of the site.

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