Zuma

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Zuma is an archaeological site in Sudan’s Napatan region, notable for its ancient Nubian burial mounds and inclusion in the UNESCO-listed Gebel Barkal cultural landscape.

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Zuma canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
associatedWith Kingdom of Kush ⓘ
country Sudan ⓘ
culture Nubian ⓘ
linked to: Nubians
excavationType archaeological excavation site ⓘ
governingBody Sudanese antiquities authorities ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalFeature burial mounds ⓘ
subterranean burial chambers ⓘ
tumuli ⓘ
heritageCriteria (as part of Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region) cultural criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region (UNESCO World Heritage Site) ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
knownFor ancient Nubian burial mounds ⓘ
tumuli cemetery ⓘ
locatedIn Napatan region ⓘ
linked to: Napata

Nubia ⓘ
locatedNear Gebel Barkal ⓘ
linked to: Jebel Barkal
locatedOn Nile Valley ⓘ
materialCulture Nubian funerary artifacts ⓘ
partOf Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region ⓘ
period Napatan period ⓘ
protectionStatus protected archaeological area within a World Heritage cultural landscape ⓘ
region Northern Sudan ⓘ
significance illustrates development of Nubian royal and elite burials ⓘ
important evidence of Napatan-period funerary practices ⓘ

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