🇬🇧 [1994-2000] Hassaï and Ariab archaeological survey
At the request of Ariab Mining Co, the SFDAS conducted a reconnaissance mission to prepare a development plan for archaeological sites threatened in the short term by mining activities. This mission documented several important sites:
Ganaet is located on a jebel (small mountain) and features dry-stone constructions used as housing or workshops, with many millstones that have central perforations. The settlement is closely connected to work areas linked to quarries. The buildings are either circular or quadrangular, built with low walls composed of two dressed stone faces filled with rubble in the center. This architectural style resembles Christian Nubian buildings. The quarries themselves consist of narrow cavities that follow rock veins and extend deep underground, known as room and pillar mines.
Gurad lies in lowland terrain and contains numerous burials and a large settlement, alongside room and pillar quarries situated on contiguous rock outcrops.
Khor Tidityu and Bir Ajam include numerous settlements and a series of dry-stone burial mounds. In 1993, the journal Genava published about small figurines discovered near Bir Ajam. A BRGM geologist who had visited the site years earlier noted the figurines formed a cone-like arrangement and reported remains of an oven’s upper part with charcoal. The figurines likely spread down the slope due to run-off. Radiocarbon dating of the charcoal by BRGM yielded a date of approximately 1200 ± 100 BP.
Taladeirut is an area containing burial and settlement sites. A dry-stone burial mound threatened by mining was excavated, with materials dating from after the 4th century AD.
Shashatilo is a prehistoric settlement at the base of a rocky ridge covered with rock engravings depicting themes such as pastoralism and camelids from different periods.
Hamin Rawai is a jebel featuring rock engravings similar to those at Shashatilo, as well as evidence of local wildlife.

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sfdas (5 novembre 2024). 🇬🇧 [1994-2000] Hassaï and Ariab archaeological survey. SFDAS Khartoum. Consulté le 12 mai 2026 à l’adresse https://sfdas.hypotheses.org/5660

