This study examines the nuanced use of skin color in First Intermediate Period artifacts from Gebelein, highlighting how these depictions may have expressed complex identities within the multiethnic community of Egyptians and Nubians inhabiting this area. Focusing on artifacts from the tombs of Ini and Iti, the research identifies unorthodox color applications, including layering and…
The Nubian Mercenaries of Gebelein during the First Intermediate Period in Light of Recent Field Research
The Gebelein Archaeological Project and study of archaeological sites in its vicinity in recent years has resulted in the acquisition of new data concerning the topography of the region. This report presents a review of the Nubian presence in the region during the First Intermediate Period and proposes an explanation to their origin as well…