R12 (cemetery)

R12
R12 (cemetery) is located in Sudan
R12 (cemetery)
R12 Site Location
LocationSudan
Coordinates19°08′N 30°32′E / 19.133°N 30.533°E / 19.133; 30.533

R12 is a middle Neolithic cemetery located in the Northern Dongola Reach on the banks of the Seleim Nile palaeochannel of modern-day Sudan.[1] The site is dated to between 5000 and 4000 BC.[1] Centro Veneto di Studi Classici e Orientali excavated the site, within the concession of the Sudan Archaeological Research Society and after an agreement with it, between 2000 and 2003 over three digging seasons.[2] The first was in 2000 and 33 graves were discovered. The second was in 2001 and another 33 graves were discovered. The third was in 2003 and the last 100 graves were discovered.[2] There are 166 graves total at the site. Contents of the graves include ceramics, animal bones, grinding stones, human skeletons, and plant remains.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Out, Welmoed A.; Ryan, Philippa; García-Granero, Juan José; Barastegui, Judit; Maritan, Lara; Madella, Marco; Usai, Donatella (2016-08-15). "Plant exploitation in Neolithic Sudan: A review in the light of new data from the cemeteries R12 and Ghaba". Quaternary International. Southwest Asian domestic animals and plants in Africa:Routes, timing and cultural implications. 412: 36–53. Bibcode:2016QuInt.412...36O. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2015.12.066. ISSN 1040-6182.
  2. ^ a b Salvatori, Sandro. First season of excavation at site R12, a late Neolithic cemetery in the northern Dongola Reach. pp. 1–7. OCLC 615595009.