Ghazali 2012: preliminary report

Abstract

The medieval monastery at Ghazali in Sudan was excavated in part by the SudanAntiquities Service in 1953 and 1954, and is one of the best preserved archaeological sites in thecountry. A new project of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw,and the National Corporation of Antiquities and Museums of Sudan revisited the ruins with a sitepresentation project coupled with excavation geared to bringing out a final publication of theremains, which are of utmost importance for studies of medieval Nubian history. Site surveying(including geophysics) and mapping occupied most of the short season in 2012, but some unexpecteddiscoveries were also made.

Keywords

• Ghazali
• monasticism
• Nubia
• Christianity
• remote sensing
• geomagnetic survey