The 'Bronze Age' concept and Nubia during the Second Millennium BCE: does one size fit all?

Aaron De Souza

doi:10.1163/26670755-20230005

The 'Bronze Age' concept and Nubia during the Second Millennium BCE: does one size fit all?

Aaron De Souza

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This paper considers the extent to which ancient Nubian cultures might be considered ‘Bronze Age’ during the Second Millennium BCE and questions the application of the term ‘Bronze Age’ to Middle Nubian cultures in some scholarly discourse. Using evidence from Nubian cemeteries and settlements in the Nile Valley, it is argued that while the Kerma culture and ancient Kush might be seen to participate in Bronze Age networks, other contemporaneous Nubian cultures did not directly participate. The author stresses the important of defining terminologies and a deeper consideration of Eurocentric perspectives when studying ancient northeast African cultures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-26
Number of pages	26
Journal	Old World: Journal of Ancient Africa and Eurasia
Volume	3
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/26670755-20230005
Publication status	Published - Oct 2023
Externally published	Yes

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Nubia
Kerma
Kush
Pan-Grave
C-Group

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The 'Bronze Age' concept and Nubia during the Second Millennium BCE: does one size fit all?

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