The Metaphor of Cultural Entanglement in Northeast African Archaeology-Juniper Publishers

The Metaphor of Cultural Entanglement in Northeast African Archaeology

Authored by Julia Budka

Archaeology in Northeast Africa has long been dominated by ancient Egypt and its rich cultural heritage. The monuments located in modern Sudan, ancient Nubia, were first described and analyzed by Egyptologists and traditionally viewed from an "Egyptian" perspective, resulting in several shortcomings in assessing African indigenous cultures. Many studies exhibit an Egypt centric bias and are referring primarily to written Egyptian sources which have been read as accurate evidence, partly neglecting archaeological findings.

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