This volume, the fifth to publish the results of Seele's two seasons of
excavations in Nubia, presents Meroitic materials from two large
cemeteries and a small settlement at the southern end of Egyptian Nubia.
The compactness of the cemeteries and diversity of their materials
encouraged the use of a distribution study to distinguish four
chronological phases extending from the second century b.c. to the end
of the third century a.d. Many complete groups that were found in the
cemeteries can be used to trace cultural changes in a region of
considerable diversity. A wide range of pottery (especially painted
pottery) and small objects trace important developments in the minor
arts. Tabular registers detail each group with illustrations selected to
help researchers develop new patterns of connection and understanding in
Lower Nubia. A chapter on Meroitic inscriptions by Nicholas B. Millet is
included.