primary_scientific_research · src_peeters_et_al_2026_nile_dynamics
Holocene Nile dynamics shaped the physical and cultural landscape of ancient Nubia
Peeters, Jan, Winkels, Timotheus G., Wolf, Pawel, Skuldbøl, Tim B. B., Chamberlain, Elizabeth L., Büchner-Matthews, Saskia, Elamin, Sami M., Mohamed, El Hassan A., Emberling, Geoff · 2026
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- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, National Academy of Sciences, vol. 123, no. 18, e2529986123
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- event Post-imperial continuity and local political emergence at Jebel BarkalEvidence confidence: moderateinforms · contextualizes · Abstract and results synthesis; Late Holocene geomorphic stability and floodplain development
Provides an environmental condition compatible with enduring settlement, not a sufficient political cause.
- relationship Research record — associated withEvidence confidence: moderateinforms · contextualizes · Abstract and results synthesis; Late Holocene geomorphic stability and floodplain development
Provides an environmental condition compatible with enduring settlement, not a sufficient political cause.
- date assertion Post-imperial continuity and local political emergence at Jebel Barkal — date assertionEvidence confidence: moderateinforms · dates · Abstract and results synthesis; Late Holocene geomorphic stability and floodplain development
Provides an environmental condition compatible with enduring settlement, not a sufficient political cause.
- entity Jebel Barkal and NapataEvidence confidence: very highinforms · provides environmental observation · Abstract and results synthesis; 26 sediment cores and Late Holocene Nile stability
Provides the geomorphic and floodplain context for enduring settlement.
- date assertion Jebel Barkal and Napata — date assertioninforms · provides environmental observation · Abstract and results synthesis; 26 sediment cores and Late Holocene Nile stability
Provides the geomorphic and floodplain context for enduring settlement.
- claim Nubian communities and institutions show continuity and political agency through and after Egyptian imperial contraction.Evidence confidence: highsupports · contextualizes · Abstract and results synthesis; enduring settlement and stable floodplain near Jebel Barkal
Provides independent environmental context while leaving political agency to archaeological and historical evidence.