Periodic Reporting for period 1 - IaM NUBIAN (Identity and Memory in Christian Nubia: A study on strategies of (self-)presentation and preservation of the past in medieval African society)

The research on the Christian kingdoms of Nubia (Nobadia, Makuria, and Alwa) existing in the Middle Nile Valley between the 6th and the 15th centuries has recently intensified. New studies applying the newest methodologies bring us closer to understanding the history and...