Amara West

Investigating life in an Egyptian town

Project director

Neal Spencer, Keeper,
Ancient Egypt and Sudan

Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan

Partners

National Corporation for Antiquities
and Museums, Sudan
University of Durham
University of Manchester
University of Aberystwyth
Purdue University

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Amara West is an ancient town in northern Sudan, the adminstrative capital of Upper Nubia, known as Kush, occupied by pharaonic Egypt between 1500 and 1070 BC. Each year a team of specialists excavates at the town, revealing ancient buildings and recovering objects. This project aims to provide new insights into what life was like for the ancient inhabitants through further study and scientific analysis, helping us to learn about where the inhabitants came from, what food they cooked and ate, their health, and the craft activities that took place in their houses.