Excavation at the Temple of Hugair Gubli, IV Cataract, Sudan (First Archaeological Season)
| Componente | Categoria |
|---|---|
| Julian Bogdani | Componenti strutturati del gruppo di ricerca / Structured participants in the research project |
| Angelo Colonna | Dottorando/Assegnista/Specializzando componente non strutturato del gruppo di ricerca / PhD/Assegnista/Specializzando member non structured of the research group |
| Paolo Rosati | Dottorando/Assegnista/Specializzando componente non strutturato del gruppo di ricerca / PhD/Assegnista/Specializzando member non structured of the research group |
| Valentina Panetta | Dottorando/Assegnista/Specializzando componente non strutturato del gruppo di ricerca / PhD/Assegnista/Specializzando member non structured of the research group |
| Federica Pancin | Dottorando/Assegnista/Specializzando componente non strutturato del gruppo di ricerca / PhD/Assegnista/Specializzando member non structured of the research group |
| Francesco De Gaetano | Dottorando/Assegnista/Specializzando componente non strutturato del gruppo di ricerca / PhD/Assegnista/Specializzando member non structured of the research group |
| Marta Addessi | Dottorando/Assegnista/Specializzando componente non strutturato del gruppo di ricerca / PhD/Assegnista/Specializzando member non structured of the research group |
| Elisabetta Falduto | Dottorando/Assegnista/Specializzando componente non strutturato del gruppo di ricerca / PhD/Assegnista/Specializzando member non structured of the research group |
| Alessandro Saggioro | Componenti strutturati del gruppo di ricerca / Structured participants in the research project |
| Componente | Qualifica | Struttura | Categoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domizia D'Erasmo | laureanda magistrale | Scienze dell'Antichità | Altro personale aggregato Sapienza o esterni, titolari di borse di studio di ricerca / Other aggregate personnel Sapienza or other institution, holders of research scholarships |
The archaeological mission of Sapienza University of Rome at Hugair Gubli, located in Upper Nubia (Sudan), at the fourth cataract of the Nile, primarily aims to investigate, dig and document a large temple whose last phase dates back to the Late Napatan age and more precisely to the reign of Aktisanes (4th century BC), but whose original nucleus very likely dates back to the New Kingdom, and in particular to the Eighteenth Dynasty.
It is a big temple carved out of a sandstone quarry, whose naos and part of the colonnade are still clearly legible, as well as the megalithic foundations.
The temple, however, is not an isolated monument, being at the centre of an area, still to be explored, rich of other archaeological remains. The excavation of the temple (main objective of the mission), therefore, will be integrated with wider research in the micro-region of Hugair Gubli/Magal, in order to document the archaeological landscape of the area, which is still awaiting a systematic study.
Beyond its scientific goals, which are obviously the most important ones, the archaeological expedition to Hugair Gubli represents the return to Sudan of Sapienza University of Rome, several decades after the excavations of Prof. Sergio Donadoni, carried out during and soon after the Rescue of Nubian monuments and sites coordinated by UNESCO, a fact that the Sudanese authorities show to greatly appreciate and encourage.
This new project will also extend the research activities of Sapienza University to a country where no other missions of our Institution are active.