Pottery Production at the Middle Kingdom Fortress at Uronarti, Sudan

AbstractThe article examines recent findings related to pottery production at Uronarti, a Middle Kingdom fortress located near the Semna cataract in Nubia. Among the evidence presented are an updraught kiln, wasters, and unfired pottery sherds. The analysis of the kiln’s design and its functionalit...

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मुख्य लेखक: Knoblauch, Christian
स्वरूप: Article ou chapitre numérique
भाषा:Anglais
प्रकाशित: Bulletin de liaison de la céramique égyptienne 2026
ऑनलाइन पहुंच:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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सारांश:AbstractThe article examines recent findings related to pottery production at Uronarti, a Middle Kingdom fortress located near the Semna cataract in Nubia. Among the evidence presented are an updraught kiln, wasters, and unfired pottery sherds. The analysis of the kiln’s design and its functionality, alongside a study of the local production context, indicates that the manufacture of Nile silt pottery at Uronarti was a specialised and administered activity, closely linked to state-controlled...