ABSTRACT The archaeology and history of the Red Sea area of eastern Sudan during the Medieval period has been receiving increased attention in recent years. This paper reviews the observations of the recent archaeology and landscape surveys and integrates them with the ongoing work undertaken by The Suakin and the Red Sea Project for Archaeological Environmental and Cultural Studies directed by Ahmed Adam and undertaken by the Department of Archaeology, University of Khartoum. To date, important information has been uncovered by the expedition relating to the earliest Medieval occupation and the forms and impact of Islamic trade activity. The majority of the new data come from Suakin, ‘Aydhâb (Aidab) and Badi’, principal ports along the Sudanese Red Sea coast that played a major role in this trade. Previously, little was known about the area beyond these ports. The work done by the expedition so far lays the foundation for future field seasons to better understand long-term human settlements during the Medieval period of eastern Sudan by integrating archaeological surveys with excavations and oral histories.

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苏丹红海地区中世纪考古的新观点

摘要近年来，苏丹东部红海地区的考古学和历史受到越来越多的关注。本文回顾了最近的考古学和景观调查的观察结果，并将其与由Suhmin和艾哈迈德·亚当（Ahmed Adam）领导并由喀土穆大学考古系进行的红海考古环境与文化研究项目正在进行的工作相结合。迄今为止，远征队已发现了有关最早的中世纪占领以及伊斯兰贸易活动的形式和影响的重要信息。大多数新数据来自Suakin，“Aydhâb（Aidab）和Badi”，这是苏丹红海沿岸的主要港口，在这一贸易中发挥了重要作用。先前，对这些港口以外的地区知之甚少。迄今为止，探险队所做的工作为将来的野外季节奠定了基础，以便通过将考古调查与挖掘和口述历史相结合，从而更好地了解苏丹东部中世纪时期的长期人类住区。