Bibliogr. (p. 283-292)

Excavations carried out between 1980 and 1985 at Shaqadud, which lies thirty miles east of the Nile Valley in the central Sudan, have revealed the deepest stratigraphic deposits of Mesolithic and Neolithic materials known in the Sudan. This volume describes these deposits and uses them to provide new understanding of central Sudanese prehistory, bringing to light a grassland adaptation with few connections to the Nile Valley. Occupations at Shaqadud range from Mesolithic through late Neolithic, and later materials are new to the local archaeological record. Therefore, detailed classifications of both lithic and ceramic assemblages are provided. The data are used as a base for a reevaluation of past and present prehistoric studies in the central Sudan. Contributors: Paul De Paepe, Elanuar A. Magid, Anthony E. Marks, Maria Masucci, Abbas Mohammed-Ali, Joris Peters, Robin Robertson. (Source : 4e de couv.)