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[QUOTE]Originally posted by alTakruri: [QB] [IMG]http://www.backwood.at/images/Kerma26Feb2001Kader55Defufa.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.backwood.at/images/Kerma26Feb2001Kader37Defufa.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/um/architecture01.jpg[/IMG] The so-called "Deffufa," the massive brick structure at the center of the city of Kerma, which was part of the temple complex. Stairs led up to its flat top, where religious ceremonies were probably held. About 1700-1500 BCE. [IMG]http://www.spicey.demon.co.uk/Nubianpage/Kerma1.jpg[/IMG] By c.2500 BCE we can already see the development of urban centres and a highly complex social world in northern Sudan, centred on Kerma. The religious centre of the town is marked by this great mudbrick monument; in the foreground the foundations of a massive round wooden building - perhaps a palace or audience hall - are marked out. [IMG]http://www.dignubia.org/maps/timeline/img/b2300b-round-kerma-palace.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.nubianet.org/about/img/2F2_A.jpg[/IMG] Foundations of a round building at Kerma thought to be an early palace. It dates to about the time of Harkhuf's travels. Possibly this was the residence of the king of Yam whom Harkhuf visited. Like many important royal African palaces of only a century ago, this building was made of mud brick and had an overhanging pointed roof supported by wooden posts. _____________________________________ [IMG]http://www.nubianet.org/about/img/2E_B.jpg[/IMG] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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