DOI issue:
Sudan
DOI article:Żurawski, Bogdan: Fourth cataract: survey and excavations in Shemkhiya, Dar el-Arab and Saffi island
DOI Page / Citation link: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.42091#0338
FOURTH CATARACT
SUDAN
Saffi 11 (137 box graves) [Fig. 13] and at
least seven more Christian sites nearby
corroborate to some extent the identifi-
cation of the building on Saffi 21 as a church.
ROCK ART AND GONG SITES
Most of the island rock art is grouped near
its peak and on the slopes of Jebel Endeg,
the highest point on the island, but in 2003
four more sites (bringing the total to nine)
were recorded in the southernmost part of
the island. Also, two more rock gong sites
were found (bringing the total to five).
SUMMARY
New sites registered during the fieldwork
of 2005 brought the site gazetteer to a total
of 109- It did not, however, affect the statis-
Fig. 13 Saffi 11 cemetery: box graves and two tumuli
{Drawing Anna Blaszczyk and R. Lopaciuk)
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SUDAN
Saffi 11 (137 box graves) [Fig. 13] and at
least seven more Christian sites nearby
corroborate to some extent the identifi-
cation of the building on Saffi 21 as a church.
ROCK ART AND GONG SITES
Most of the island rock art is grouped near
its peak and on the slopes of Jebel Endeg,
the highest point on the island, but in 2003
four more sites (bringing the total to nine)
were recorded in the southernmost part of
the island. Also, two more rock gong sites
were found (bringing the total to five).
SUMMARY
New sites registered during the fieldwork
of 2005 brought the site gazetteer to a total
of 109- It did not, however, affect the statis-
Fig. 13 Saffi 11 cemetery: box graves and two tumuli
{Drawing Anna Blaszczyk and R. Lopaciuk)
334