Scholarly Books on Kerma, Kush and/or Axum

Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa
by David O'Connor
This book discusses the evolution of Nubian culture and history through the Bronze Age and the Napatan-Meroitic Period. It was written to coincide with an exhibition at the University Museum at Pennsylvania, and the unrivalled Nubian collection of that museum and of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, provides some striking illustrations. Maps, chronological tables and a clearly-written text make this an excellent introduction to Nubian civilisation, while well-illustrated discussions of Nubian art and architecture will make this catalogue a valuable source for Egyptian scholars.178p with 35 col. pls, catalogue of 231 b/w pls (objects in exhibition), figs and maps (Pennsylvania University Museum 1993)








Daily life of the Nubians
By Robert Steven Bianchi

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Daily Life of the Nubians
Robert Steven Bianchi
ISBN: 0-313-32501-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32501-4
DOI: 10.1336/0313325014
312 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 10/30/2004
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:

* History » Ancient History
* History » African History
* Anthropology » Cultural Anthropology

Series Title: The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
Description: Until recently little was known about ancient Nubia and day-to-day lives of the Nubian people aside from knowing it was a civilization contemporary with,
distinct from, and living under the shadow of Ancient Egypt. Nubia existed from about 3500-300 BCE, close to 3,000 years. Thanks to recent massive archeological surveys, we now have a much clearer picture of Nubian civilization, what they ate, how they dressed, how they cared for their dead, their military triumphs and defeats, where their cities were built, and what they looked like. Of course they underwent dramatic changes over time, and these are noted where appropriate. Though often confused with the Ethiopians of Greek lore, little doubt remains that Nubians were in fact black African peoples, and their civilization has been claimed by many as proof of a sophisticated and ancient black African society.

For ease of use by students, the work is organized chronologically. Each chapter is divided into convenient subheads that detail military and warfare, government, language, relations with neighboring civilizations; work and the economy, engineering and architecture, housing, transportation, family life, life cycle events, women's roles, art, music and dance, literature, science, and religion. It includes a historical timeline of Nubian history, a glossary of Nubian terms, and a bibliography for further reading. Throughout the work, Bianchi, an expert on the Nubians, shows how the modern world has little by little come to discover and recognize the distinctiveness and importance of Nubia in ancient history. This work will replace all earlier resources on Nubian life and will provide school and public librarians with the most up-to-date and historically correct information on the Nubians.
Table of Contents:

* Dedication
The Nubians: Ancient Peoples of the Nile
The Earliest Nubians
The Neolithic Revolution
The A-Group Nubians
The C-Group Nubians
The Nubians of the Kingdom of Kerma
Nubia during Egypt's New Kingdom
Nubia during the Ramesside Period
Egypt during the Third Intermediate Period: The Rise and Fall of Dynasty XXV
Nubia during the Napatan Period
Nubia during the Kingdom of Meroe
Chronology
Glossary
Suggestions for Further Reading
List of Abbreviations

About the Author: ROBERT STEVEN BIANCHI served as curator in the Department of Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. He has written several articles about Nubian art in general and one young reader's book on the subject, The Nubians: People of the Ancient Nile (1994).
LCC Class: 939
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note- in the book he goes into more details. nubia civization did not stop at 300b.c. of course.it's still here. second he mention it's civilization goes back further.read the book and you will understand.you could read at googlebooks but somethings maybe left out so read get the book.


this deals more with rome and nubia.better info on the conflict and peace and trade.
At empire's edge: exploring Rome's Egyptian frontier
Robert B. Jackson - 2002 - 350 pages - Preview



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The kingdom of Kush: the Napatan and Meroitic empires
When Rome was a small village, and the Greek city-states held sway over minuscule territories, the Kushites ruled an empire stretching from central Sudan to the borders of Palestine.





Sudan: ancient treasures : an exhibition of recent discoveries ...
Derek A. Welsby, Julie R. Anderson - 2004 - 336 pages
Sudan:
ancient treasures : an exhibition of recent discoveries from the Sudan national museum
This exhibition catalogue includes entries and essays by over fifty leading scholars covering the last 200,000 years. More than 320 objects, drawn from the Sudan National Museum collection, are described and illustrated in colour, ranging from Palaeolithic stone tools, Pharaonic statues and Christian wall paintings to armour of the early Islamic period. Many of these little-known treasures have never been exhibited previously, others are on display for the first time outside Sudan. Most are recent discoveries and, importantly, have an accurate provenance as they come from archaeological excavations. Key items highlight the contrast between the world views of many Sudanese cultures: from the demonstrations of worldly power of the Kerma kings, accompanied to their deaths by 400 sacrificed persons, to the humble graves of Christian rulers; from the grandiose temples built by the Egyptian pharaohs to the churches and mosques of later periods.





The kingdom of Kush
, Part 1, Volume 31
Laszlo Torok






Historical dictionary of ancient and medieval Nubia
TheHistorical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubiacovers the period of Nubian history from the Paleolithic to the end of Medieval Christianity. It includes the rapidly expanding field of Nubian archaeology that centers ancient African history along the Nile but beyond the better-known field of Egyptology.









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the later periods
SOBA II: renewed excavations within the metropolis of the Kingdom ...: Volume 2

Derek A. Welsby, Lindsay Allason-Jones - 1998 - 290 pages
For the last two seasons Derek Welsby was granted study leave from the British Museum to allow his participation in the project. Lastly thanks must go to the team members through whose dilligence, skill and fortitude so much was ...




The medieval kingdoms of Nubia: pagans, Christians and Muslims ...
Derek A. Welsby - 2002 - 296 pages -
Nubia had a rich pagan heritage, stretching back thousands of years. During probably the 6th century AD various factors led to the adoption of Christianity. This book charts this huge cultural transition and its impact.




Studies on the history of late antique and Christian Nubia
Laurence Kirwan, Tomas Hägg, László Török - 2002 - 262 pages -
Gathered together here are the fruits of 60 years of research by the late Sir Laurence Kirwan into the history and archaeology of the mid 1st millennium AD in the Middle Nile Valley, papers previously scattered through a wide range of ...

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