The Society’s Newsletter

Newsletters 1991-1996

Between 1991 and 1996, the Society published eleven issues of a biannual newsletter, reporting on surveys and excavations, plus general information on Society activities. The newsletter has been replaced by the Society’s annual bulletin, Sudan & Nubia … see Journal: Sudan & Nubia

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Newsletter : No. 1
Sudan Archaeological Research Society, London, November 1991
4 pages … no archaeological reports
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Newsletter : No. 2
Sudan Archaeological Research Society, London, June 1992
12 pages
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ARTICLES
Allason-Jones, L. Roman Objects in the National Museum, Khartoum
Edwards, D.N. The Mahas Survey 1991
French, P. Recent Finds from Qasr Ibrim
Horton, M. Excavations at Qasr Ibrim
Jakobielski, S. Excavations in the Capital City of the Kingdom of Makouria
Smith, L.M.V. An Exploratory Provenance Study of a Meroitic Fineware
Welsby, D.A. Excavations in the Capital City of the Kingdom of Alwa

Newsletter : No. 3
Sudan Archaeological Research Society, London, November 1992
16 pages
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ARTICLES
Edwards, D.N. South from Wadi Halfa: Archaeology in Nubia in the 1990s
Kirwan, Sir L. Comments on the ‘End of Meroe’
Lenoble, P. The “End” of the Meroitic Empire: The Evidence from Central Sudan
Shinnie, P. Reminiscences of an Archaeologist in the Sudan

Newsletter : No. 4
Sudan Archaeological Research Society, London, June 1993
22 pages
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ARTICLES
Allason-Jones, L. Roman Objects from Sudan in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Filer, J. Preliminary Remarks on the Human Remains from Soba East
Taylor, J. Two Pieces of Nubian Metalwork in The British Museum
Welsby, D.A. Kawa Survey Project
Welsby Sjöström, I. Soba Excavation Project: The Final Season
Wenig, S. Recent Archaeological Work at Meroe and Musawwarat es Sufra

Newsletter : No. 5
Sudan Archaeological Research Society, London, November 1993
50 pages
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ARTICLES
Castiglioni, A. and A. The Ancient Gold Route from Buhen to Berenice Panchrysos
Mallinson, M. SARS Survey from Bagrawiya to Atbara, 1993: The Survey
Reinold, J. Section Française de la Direction des Antiquités du Soudan: Preliminary Report on the 1991/92 and 1992/93 Seasons in the Northern Provinces
Smith, L. SARS Survey from Bagrawiya to Atbara, 1993: Lithics and Pottery: Preliminary Dating
Taylor, J. Examples of Nubian Metalwork in The British Museum

OBITUARIES
Morkot, R.G. Fritz Hintze, 15 April 1915 – 30 March 1993

Newsletter : No. 6
Sudan Archaeological Research Society, London, June 1994
36 pages
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ARTICLES
Edwards, D.N. Some recent work on the post-Meroitic (‘X-Group’) in Lower Nubia
Filer, J. The SARS Survey from Bagrawiya to Atbara: The contents of five tombs from cemetery 159.2, Wadi Gabati
Mallinson, M. The SARS Survey from Bagrawiya to Atbara: The Excavations
Quirke, S. The Scarabs and Plaques
Smith, H.S. The Nubian Archaeological Rescue campaign and the early cultural history of Nubia
Smith, L. The SARS Survey from Bagrawiya to Atbara: The complete vessels from cemetery 159.2, Wadi Gabati
Tobert, N. Transient Settlements in Darfur, Sudan
Török, L. Garstang’s excavations at Meroe, 1909-14
Welsby, D.A. The SARS Northern Dongola Reach Survey: The Survey
Welsby Sjöström, I. The SARS Northern Dongola Reach Survey: The Pottery and Stone Objects

Newsletter : No. 7
Sudan Archaeological Research Society, London, November 1994
32 pages
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ARTICLES
Alexander, J. Islamic Archaeology: The Ottoman Frontier on the Middle Nile
Fatih A. Salih. The excavation of tumulus (KE5) at Kawa, Sudan
Reed, G. Archaeological remains in the Kebkebiya area of northern Darfur

OBITUARIES
Kirwan, L.P. Negm el Din Mohammed Sherif

Newsletter : No. 8
Sudan Archaeological Research Society, London, June 1995
52 pages
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ARTICLES
Cowell, M. Preliminary report on the examination of the metalwork from the temples of Kawa, Sudan
Edwards, D.N. The SARS excavations at Gabati, Central Sudan, 1994/5: The Excavations
Filer, J. The SARS excavations at Gabati, Central Sudan, 1994/5: The Skeletal Remains
Geus, F. Archaeology and History of Sai Island
Morkot, R. Rivers of Ivory. Reflections on the origin of the Napatan State
Quirke, S. The Northern Dongola Reach Survey, the 1994/5 season: The Scarabs and Scaraboids
Rose, P.J. The SARS excavations at Gabati, Central Sudan, 1994/5: The Meroitic and post-Meroitic Pottery
Welsby, D.A. The Northern Dongola Reach Survey, the 1994/5 season: The Survey

OBITUARIES
Alexander, J. Margaret Shinnie
James, H. Peter Shore

Newsletter : No. 9
Sudan Archaeological Research Society, London, November 1995
28 pages
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ARTICLES
Manzo, A. Remarks on the Jebel Moya ceramics in the British Museum and their cultural significance
Phillips, J. Egyptian and Nubian material from Ethiopia and Eritrea
Smith, H.S. and MacDonald, K.C. The Archaeology of Africa: Food, metals and towns

OBITUARIES
Shinnie, P. Margaret Shinnie; an additional note

Newsletter : No. 10
Sudan Archaeological Research Society, London, June 1996
38 pages
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ARTICLES
Judd, M. The Northern Dongola Reach Survey: Surface skeletal remains from cemetery 016
Kroeper, K. The Rediscovery of the Kushite site at Naqa, 1822 to 1996
Krzyzaniak, L. The Kadero Project
Macklin, M. and Woodward, J. The Northern Dongola Reach Survey: Holocene river behaviour in the Nile
Smith, L.M.V. Investigation of the provenance of Meroitic Fine Wares
Usick, P. Excavating the Bankes Drawings and Manuscripts
Welsby, D.A. The Northern Dongola Reach Survey: The 1995/6 season

Newsletter : No. 11
Sudan Archaeological Research Society, London, November 1996
26 pages
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ARTICLES
Adams, W.Y. Sudanology — The Noble Salvage
Alexander, J. The 8th International Conference for Meroitic Studies, London, September 1996
Edwards, D.N. Aerial Photographs of Archaeological Sites in Northern Sudan

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Newsletters : Nos. 1-11 : table of contents
Newletters (1991-1996) of the Sudan Archaeological Research Society, London

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Newsletters 1991-1996

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