The site known locally as Wad Nimeri fort, covered territory of about 2km2 that is remains of an ancient fort built of sandstone, mud brick and Rocks, overlooking the Nile (map 1). The fortress contained many foundation of buildings around it, along with a lot of material covering the surface such as ceramic, Blokes- beads, etc (Hussein: 2016). Numbers of travelers had lifted information about this site suchas (Crawford: 1951), (Bellefonds: 1958), (Cailliaud: 1826), (Alkarkuki: 1914). Besides, some modern scholars at the beginning of this centuries were mention the site (Edwardes: 1989), (Adems: 1984), (ELzein: 2008- 2010-2011), and (Babiker: 2008). Most of collected material was ceramic. The ceramic collections from the site was set into two groups for comparison purposes. The first must be mix between Christian and early Islamic ceramic (fig 4) can dated back to 14th -19th centuries (Philips: 2004: fig1- B, 3-B, 6- ). The second comprises of glazes ceramics and dated back between 9th-16th Centuries (fig 3). This materials were found in many different archaeological sites in Nubia (Egypt – Fustat- Qasr ibrim- Qasr el-wiz etc) and Old Dongola (Danys: 2018. Fig17. 3: A & 17. 5: B & 17. 6: A). E). according to the oral narrative of the local people lives in the villages there the fortress was served for many purposes, firstly as a port for ships coming from Karima between1980-1990 (Ali Hussein: oral narrative: 2016), and today as agricultural land especially the east part of the fort.
The
site
known
locally
as Wad
Nimeri
fort, covered territory of about 2km2
that is
remains of an ancient fort built of sandstone, mud brick and Rocks, overlooking the Nile (map 1). The fortress contained
many foundation
of buildings around it, along with
a lot of
material covering the surface such as
ceramic
, Blokes- beads, etc (Hussein: 2016). Numbers of travelers had lifted information about this
site
suchas
(Crawford: 1951), (
Bellefonds
: 1958), (
Cailliaud
: 1826), (
Alkarkuki
: 1914).
Besides
,
some
modern scholars at the beginning of
this
centuries were mention the
site
(
Edwardes
: 1989), (
Adems
: 1984), (
ELzein
: 2008- 2010-2011), and (
Babiker
: 2008). Most of collected material was
ceramic
. The
ceramic
collections from the
site
was set
into two groups for comparison purposes. The
first
must
be
mix
between Christian and early Islamic
ceramic
(fig 4) can dated back to 14th -19th centuries (Philips: 2004: fig1- B, 3-B, 6-
)
.
The
second
comprises of
glazes
ceramics
and dated back between 9th-16th Centuries (fig 3).
This
materials
were found
in
many
different
archaeological
sites
in Nubia (Egypt
–
Fustat
-
Qasr
ibrim
-
Qasr
el-wiz
etc) and
Old
Dongola
(
Danys
: 2018. Fig17. 3: A & 17. 5: B & 17. 6: A). E
)
.
according
to the oral narrative of the local
people
lives
in the villages there the fortress
was served
for
many
purposes,
firstly
as a port for ships coming from
Karima
between1980-1990 (Ali Hussein: oral narrative: 2016), and
today
as agricultural land
especially
the east part of the fort.