This volume presents findings on the bioarchaeological remains from the Sudan Archaeological Research Societys 1997-2018 excavations at Kawa, focusing on human and animal bones. Human skeletons were carefully excavated, documented, and preserved by physical anthropologists and local experts, while animal bones, though fragile and fragmented, were examined by archaeozoologists. Additional material, assessed post-publication of Volume I, is highlighted here for a comprehensive understanding of Kawas cemetery and broader archaeological context.
1. Introduction Derek A. Welsby
2. The Human Remains from Kawa Anna M. Davies-Barrett and Tatiana
Vlemincq-Mendieta with contributions by Rebecca J. Whiting
Introduction
Preservation
Demography
Biological variation
Skeletal pathology
Oro-dental pathology
The skeleton from Building F1 Room VI
The disarticulated bone
Discussion
Kawa skeleton catalogue
3. The Faunal Remains from Kawa Pernille Bangsgaard
Introduction
The results
Site R18
Comparative faunal remains
Concluding remarks
4. Bibliography for Volume IV
Derek A. Welsby, while a curator in the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum, was the project director, and one of the field directors, of the SARS Amri to Kirbekan Survey from 1999 to 2007. He has directed excavations and surveys in Sudan on a wide range of sites since 1982. Many of the other contributors, from a variety of disciplines, participated in the fieldwork for one or more seasons.
