VOLUME 1
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Plates
Foreword
Acknowledgments

1 The Discovery and Excavation of the Cemetery
Introduction
The Site
Site Morphology and Excavation

2 Neolithic Graves: General Attributes
Introduction
Grave Goods

3 Pottery Description and Typology
Introduction
Pottery Classification
Pottery Types

4 Ghaba Cemetery Seriation and Radiometric Chronology
Beyond Pottery: Other Distinctive Traits at the Ghaba Cemetery
Pottery in Context: Results and Comments on Seriation Analysis

5 Bead-making in Neolithic Sudan
Introduction
The Material: Ghaba Beads
Ghaba Beads Statistic Data
Bead Technology in Neolithic Sudan
Craftsmanship and Social Complexity in Neolithic Sudan

6 Other Personal Ornaments
Introduction
Necklace Pendants
Shell Beads and other Shells
Lip-Plugs
Ivory Bracelets
Comments

7 Lithic, Stone and Bone Tools
Introduction
The Lithic Industry
Axes and Gouges
Grinding stones
Palettes
Mace-heads
Bone tools
Comments

8 The Human Skeletal Remains from Ghaba: A Physical Anthropological Assessment
Introduction
Part 1: The Cranial and Post-Cranial Remains
Part 2: The Dentition
Part 3: Biological Affinity
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Skeletal Inventory from Ghaba

9 Plant Microremains from the White Deposits and Dental Calculus from Ghaba and R12 Cemeteries. Identification and Implications
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
Acknowledgements

10 Ghaba in Context
Introduction
Ghaba in a wider chronological context
In search for causes
C14 and the Demic Diffusion Hypothesis
The 5th millennium BC Neolithic in Upper Nubia: an overview
Following the path: the scanty data from the 4th millennium BC. An overview
Conclusions

Bibliography

Plates

VOLUME 2
11 Neolithic Graves Catalogue