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| - Results of the first geological survey at the prominent archaeological site of Wad Ben Naga, Republic of the Sudan, are presented here. This study was carried out in order to determine provenance of the building material used in the royal city of the Kingdom of Meroe (ca 300 BC to 350 AD). Two principal geological units crop out in the area: (1) the basement complex of Neoproterozoic age represented by granitic intrusions and associated dykes (aplites, pegmatites, microgranites and microdiorites) and (2) overlying horizontally bedded basal conglomerates of the Omdurman Formation (formerly referred to as the Nubian Sandstone Formation; probably of Cretaceous age). Both lithologies were apparently unsuitable for fine stonemason works and only used in the foundations of the ancient buildings. Columns,statues and altars found at the site were made from medium to coarse-grained sandstones from stratigraphically higher levels of the Omdurman Formation. However, they do not occur in the surroundings. This material had to be imported from distant sources which made the ancient architects to adopt bricks as the main building material. Possible sources of a sufficient quality stone are located approximately 20 km SE of Wad Ben Naga in the vicinity of the ancient settlements at Naga and Musawwarat es Sufra. Horizontally bedded sandstones and associated sediments of the Omdurman Formation form prominent extensive mesas there.
- Results of the first geological survey at the prominent archaeological site of Wad Ben Naga, Republic of the Sudan, are presented here. This study was carried out in order to determine provenance of the building material used in the royal city of the Kingdom of Meroe (ca 300 BC to 350 AD). Two principal geological units crop out in the area: (1) the basement complex of Neoproterozoic age represented by granitic intrusions and associated dykes (aplites, pegmatites, microgranites and microdiorites) and (2) overlying horizontally bedded basal conglomerates of the Omdurman Formation (formerly referred to as the Nubian Sandstone Formation; probably of Cretaceous age). Both lithologies were apparently unsuitable for fine stonemason works and only used in the foundations of the ancient buildings. Columns,statues and altars found at the site were made from medium to coarse-grained sandstones from stratigraphically higher levels of the Omdurman Formation. However, they do not occur in the surroundings. This material had to be imported from distant sources which made the ancient architects to adopt bricks as the main building material. Possible sources of a sufficient quality stone are located approximately 20 km SE of Wad Ben Naga in the vicinity of the ancient settlements at Naga and Musawwarat es Sufra. Horizontally bedded sandstones and associated sediments of the Omdurman Formation form prominent extensive mesas there. (en)
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| - Why was the ancient city of Wad Ben Naga, Sudan, built of bricks? Geological evidence
- Why was the ancient city of Wad Ben Naga, Sudan, built of bricks? Geological evidence (en)
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| - Why was the ancient city of Wad Ben Naga, Sudan, built of bricks? Geological evidence
- Why was the ancient city of Wad Ben Naga, Sudan, built of bricks? Geological evidence (en)
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| - RIV/00023272:_____/13:#0002117!RIV14-MK0-00023272
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| http://linked.open...ai/riv/idVysledku
| - RIV/00023272:_____/13:#0002117
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| - Sudan; Wad Ben Naga; geological mapping; material provenance (en)
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| - Journal of the National Museum (Prague), Natural History Series
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| - Dašková, Jiřina
- Onderka, Pavel
- Vacek, František
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