| PERIODS |
DATES |
SITES |
|
Contemporary
Period
|
1956 - today |
Independence and establishment of the Republic of Sudan
|
| Colonial Period |
1896-1953 |
Anglo-Egyptian treaty establishing condominium over the Sudan |
| Islamic Period |
1317-1885 |
Forced conversion of the Kingdom of Dongola to Islam
Incorporation into the Ottoman Empire
|
| Mediaeval Period |
640-1323 |
Christian kingdom of Makuria |
|
Post-Meroitic
Period
|
400-600 |
Several regional powers |
| Meroitic Period |
400 B.C.-
400 A.D.
|
Political centre moved to Meroe
Continuation of constructions at Tabo and Dukki Gel
Occupation of the western cemetery
|
|
Napatan
Period
|
730-400 |
Kings from Napata
Restorations and constructions at Dukki Gel and Tabo
Expansion of the western cemetery at Kerma
|
| Nubian Pharaohs |
713-656 |
Twenty-fifth Dynasty rules over a territory encompassing Egypt and Sudan |
| Dark Ages |
1080-730 |
Withdrawal of Egyptian authority. Period poorly documented |
|
Egyptian
Occupation
|
1480-1080 |
Conquest of Nubia by Egyptian pharaohs of the New Kingdom
Destruction of the city of Kerma and foundation of Dukki Gel.
|
| Classic Kerma |
1750-1480 |
Expansion of the city and the defence system. Temples (deffufa) and royal tombs.
|
| Middle Kerma |
2050-1750 |
Erection of fortified walls. Palaces and princely tombs. |
| Early Kerma |
2450-2050 |
Foundation of the city
Development of the religious quarter and the eastern necropolis
|
| Pre-Kerma |
3200-2500 |
Several settlements, including a proto-urban agglomeration on the site of the eastern necropolis
|
| Neolithic |
4700-4300 |
First villages of stock breeders on the site of the eastern necropolis |
| 5000-4000 |
Cemeteries at Kadruka |
| 6000-5500 |
Cemeteries at el-Barga |
| 7200-6500 |
Settlements and tombs at Wadi el-Arab |
| Epipalaeolithic |
7500-7000 |
Settlements and cemeteries at el-Barga |
| 8300-7800 |
Settlements at Busharia |
| Middle Palaeolithic |
200,000-35,000 |
Evidence of occupation and knapping workshops at the summit of volcanoes |
| Acheulian |
500,000-200,000 |
Evidence of occupation |
| Lower Palaeolithic |
1,000,000-500,000 |
Camp remains at Kaddanarti and Kabrinarti |
|
