01868nas a2200277   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001700043653002600060653002300086653001900109653000900128100002300137700001700160700002200177700002000199700002700219700002600246700002300272245011000295856015100405300001200556490000700568520099500575022002001570                                       d10aAlwa kingdom10aEthnographic research10aGeophysical survey10aMedieval Sudan10aSoba1 aMariusz Drzewiecki1 aMaciej Kurcz1 aJoanna Ciesielska1 aTomasz Michalik1 aEwa Czyzewska-Zalewska1 aKrzysztof Kiersnowski1 aRobert Ryndziewicz00aInterdisciplinary Research into the Legacy of the Medieval Metropolis of Soba in a Modern Khartoum Suburb  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85114850981&doi=10.1007%2fs10437-021-09459-1&partnerID=40&md5=6560b6e5eb5f01ab13491bede9249810  a597-6230 v383 aRecent research at Soba focuses on the tangible and intangible heritage of the medieval capital of Alwa kingdom, whose remains cover approximately 275 ha. About 222 ha of this area has been built up or transformed into agricultural land in the past 30 years. An ethnographic survey was also carried out in the built-up area to understand how the residents engage with the archaeological heritage and material remains. The undeveloped area of the capital (53 ha) was the focus of interdisciplinary archaeological fieldwork conducted in 2019 and 2020. A large-scale geophysical survey, using a fluxgate gradiometer and ground-penetrating radar, was initiated in the undeveloped area, and excavation trenches were opened to verify distinctive magnetic anomalies. Along with the ethnographic and geophysical data, the study of the pottery, burials, and stratigraphic sequence (supplemented with radiocarbon dates) provides new insights into the spatial organization of the medieval capital.  a02630338 (ISSN)