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INBETWEEN · Reappraising Middle Nubian Identity through Material Culture

„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2019-01-01 → 2021-01-14
Финансиране от ЕС: 178 157 €
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Схема: MSCA-IF-EF-ST

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Накратко на български

Древните нубийски общности и техните материални останки се анализират, за да се провери дали разделянето им на отделни култури е правилно. Това помага да се разбере реалното разнообразие на тези народи, без да се разчита на пристрастни модели от миналото.

Този кратък обзор е генериран от изкуствен интелект

Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.

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Reappraising Middle Nubian Identity through Material Culture

InBetween identifies and addresses difficulties and limitations of the culture-historical framework that was imposed upon ancient Nubia. According to old frameworks, the Nubian Nile Valley was populated by the Middle Nubian cultures (C-Group, Pan-Grave, and Kerma cultures). These modern labels create a false sense of cultural boundedness and homogeneity that does not fit with the complex archaeological reality. The overall objective was to contribute an updated understanding of Middle Nubian Cultures, to identify the key problems, and to begin moving towards new perspectives. The starting hypothesis was that the ancient Nubian cultural landscape was more more interconnected than previously though and that this needs to be expressed in ontologies for and interpretations of these ancient communities. The key research questions were: • What socio-cultural mechanisms underpin the cultural mixing seen at some Middle Nubian sites? • How appropriate is it to divide the Middle Nubian cultures based on material culture? • Should the Middle Nubian cultures even be considered cultures in a culture-historical sense at all? Through archival work, museum-based research, fieldwork in Egypt, and collaborative scientific analyses, the project assessed the value of material technologies for understanding cultural complexity. The project encouraged recognition of the diversity not only in ancient Nubia, but of human culture more generally in ancient and in modern times. Through its Nubia-centric, post-colonial lens, the project highlighted the many drawbacks of interpretive models of the past, which are imbalanced and heavily biased toward societies perceived as 'superior' (i.e. ancient Egypt). This perspective became increasingly relevant as the project progressed in light of the Black Lives Matter movement, which saw nations around the world grappling with their colonial histories.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

INBETWEEN is a theory-driven, comparative archaeological reassessment of the Middle Nubian cultures (C-Group, Pan-Grave, and Kerma) during the Second Intermediate Period in Egypt and Nubia (c. 1750-1500 BC). The project operates in the liminal spaces between the groups to re-evaluate their relationships with one another, asking how they are the same, how they are different, and if imposed modern cultural divisions are valid. Material culture takes the focus, and an analysis of the relevant chaînes opératoires using cultural phylogeny, entanglement, and border theory will identify shared or differing technological heritages that may reflect corresponding cultural relationships. The project challenges modern constructs of the Middle Nubian cultures as bounded cultural entities: how did the ancient Nubians perceive their own cultural boundaries? how fluid were they? A deep theoretical investigation of the processes driving cultural change will address questions of how and why cultural components crossed boundaries in certain situations, and what impact this had upon each group’s identity. INBETWEEN will be the broadest and most up-to-date survey of Middle Nubian material culture available. The acquisition of new skills via training in XRF-spectroscopy and RTI photography to analyse raw materials and technological processes will yield concrete evidence to support the outcomes. Research collaborations exploring the application of archaeological and anthropological theory will further expand my skillset in new directions, building my European network. The theoretical framework makes the project relevant to multiple disciplines, and the resulting monograph and publications will serve as a methodological case study for archaeologists and anthropologists alike. By examining the Middle Nubian cultures in their own right, the project breaks down the boundary between Egyptology and African studies, resituating the Middle Nubians into their broader northeast African context.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

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