A closer look: (Re-)Examining the archaeological heritage of Sudan
This year's research colloquium is dedicated to the topic “A closer look: (Re-)Examining the archaeological heritage of Sudan” with contributions on collection and museum work, remote sensing and the re-evaluation of archaeological finds and findings.
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Bildautorin: Ursula Hintze, Sudanarchäologische Sammlung & Archiv, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
The colloquium is organised by the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Sudanarchäologische Gesellschaft zu Berlin (SAG) e.V., the Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung (ÄMP-SMB) and the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (DAI).
The conference will be held in English.
Free admission.No registration required.
All lectures will take place in the auditorium of the James-Simon-Galerie and will be streamed.
- Registration for Zoom link
- Contact: mail@sag-online.de
PROGRAM
Morning 10:00-12:45 (CET)- 10:00-10:15 | Welcome
- 10:15-10:45 | Shadia Abdo Rabo (NCAM, Online):
- Digitized cultural heritage: Online platform for Sudanese museums collection
- 10:45-11:15 | Ulrike Nowotnick& Steven Matthews (DAI)The artefact collection of Ibrahim Musa from central Darfur: Current state and whereabouts
- Kaffeepause/Coffee break (11:15-11:45)
- 11:45-12:15 | Stefania Merlo & Tohami Abulgasim (University of Cambridge, MAEASaM): Integratingarchival data and remote sensing for documenting the central Darfur archaeological landscape: The legacy of Ibrahim Musa
- 12:15-12:45 | Tim Karberg& Jana Eger-Karberg(Universität Münster): Monitoring endangered cultural heritage in Sudan using satellite data: The use of multi-spectral and radar polarization interference analysis
- 12:45-14:00 | Mittagspause/Lunch break
Afternoon 14:00-17:30 (CET)
- 14:00-14:30 | Angelika Lohwasser (Universität Münster): Activating Nubicain (small) German collections: Research and teaching initiatives at the University of Münster
- 14:30-15:00 | Cornelia Kleinitz (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, AKNOA): Musawwaratin Sudanese and German museum and university collections: The case of the triple protomesfrom the ApedemakTemple
- 15:00-15:30 | Kristina Hülk (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, AKNOA): Multimodal Visual Communication in the Pyramid Chapel Beg. N11 at the Northern Royal Cemetery in Meroe
- Kaffeepause/Coffee break (15:30-16:00)
- 16:00-16:30 | Pavel Onderka& JiříHonzl(National Museum Prague): The Statue of the Meroitic Deified Queen from the so-called Isis Temple at Wad Ben Naga
- 16:30-17:00 | Julia Budka, Panos Kratimenos & Chloë Ward (LMU Munich, Online): Between Two Worlds or a World of its Own? A View from the Attab-Ferkaregion
- 17:00-17:30 | Roman Luckscheiter (UNESCO Germany): The 'Round Table Sudan' of the German Commission for UNESCO: How to support civil society in the fields of education, culture, science and communication
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November 2025
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