I: Personal Data:

Name : Azhari Mustafa Sadig Ali

Date of and Place of Birth : 11.7.1973. Khartoum.

Nationality : Sudanese

Marital status : Married and Father of 4 Children, born 2005, 2007. 2009, 2012

Address : Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Tourism and Archaeology. King Saud University

E-mail: asadig@ksu.edu.sa

Mobile: 00966553243352

Web Site. http://fac.ksu.edu.sa/asadig/home

II: Qualification:

PhD

1. Specialization: Prehistoric Archaeology

2. Date: 2004

3. University of Khartoum – Sudan

4. Title of the Thesis: The Neolithic of Nubia and Central Sudan. An Intra-Regional Approach.

MA

1. Specialization: Prehistoric Archaeology

2. Date: 2000

3. University of Khartoum – Sudan

4. Title of the thesis: The Discontinuity of Human Settlement in Central Sudan between 2250 B.C – 1000 B.C

BA

1. Specialization: Archaeology

2. BA Honors. First Class

3. Date: 1996

4. University of Khartoum, Sudan.

III: Academic Career:

1. 1997-2001: Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of Khartoum.

2. 2001-2004: Lecturer, Dept. of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of Khartoum.

3. 2004 to 2009: Assistant professor, Dept. of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of Khartoum.

4. 2009 to 2012: Associate professor, Dept. of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of Khartoum.

5. Visiting professor: Universitaet zu Koeln. Institut fuer Ur- und Fruehgeschichte. Forschungsstelle Afrika. Jennerstrasse 8. 50823 Koeln (Wintter S. Oct. 2010-April 2011).

6. Associate Prof. Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Tourism and Archaeology. King Saud University

IV: Teaching:

1. Courses at University of Khartoum, Faculty of Arts:

a. Prehistoric Archaeology

b. Methods and Techniques of Archeology

c. History of Archaeology

d. Archaeological Settlement Patterns

e. Ethnoarchaeology

f. Experimental Archaeology

g. Museology

h. Ancient Technology

i. Sudan Archaeology

2. Courses at other Sudanese Universities:

a. Evolution of Man and Culture

b. History of Archaeological Research

c. Paleolithic Age of Africa

d. Paleolithic Age of Europe.

e. Sudan Archaeology

f. Methods and Techniques of Archaeology

3. Dissertations’ Supervision.

4. Universal: Visiting professor: Universitaet zu Koeln. Institut fuer Ur- und Fruehgeschichte. Forschungsstelle Afrika. Jennerstrasse 8. 50823 Koeln.

a. The Neolithic of the Sudan

b. African Archaeology

c. Classification of Archaeological Materials

5. Courses the dept of Archaeology, Faculty of Tourism and Archaeology, King Saud. University:

a. Arch 212 Prehistoric Archaeology. Division 35888
b. Arch 212 Prehistoric Archaeology: Division 37152
c. Arch 214 Physical and Cultural Anthropology: Division 17780
d. Arch 222 Rock Drawings: Division 36503
e. Arch 511 Theories in Archeology: Division 31214
f. Arch 514 archaeological skills: Division 34616
g. Arch 614 Special Topic: Division 36371

V. Archaeological Field Experience:

1. Archaeological Field Directorship:

a. 2004-Present: Field Director: Survey and Excavation, Neolithic Sites, Mahas Survey.

b. 2005-Present: Field Director: Archaeological Excavation of Neolithic Sites, Ancient Meroe Area.

c. Oct-Nov. 2006: Field Director: Rescue Excavation at Abu Fatima Site, Mahas Survey, Oct-Nov. 2006.

2. Archaeological Training:

a. Field Training of Students in Excavations and Archaeological Survey and visits to Archaeological Sites

b. Practical Training of Students of Dept. of Archaeology, University of Khartoum in Archaeological Drawing, Mapping, Analysis, and Archaeological Computer Techniques.

3. Membership of Archaeological Teams:

a. 1997 to 1998: Prehistoric Sites Supervisor; The White Nile Project; A Joint Project between the Department of History – Faculty of Education, University of Khartoum and the National Cooperation of Antiquities and Museums.

b. 2000-Present: The Archaeological National Joint Project (ANJP) to the 5th Cataract Region ; A Joint Project between the Department of Archaeology, University of Khartoum, and University of Wadi Al Nil.

c. Oct.-November. 2003: The Survey of Wadi Muggadam and Amri. A Joint Project between the National Cooperation of Antiquities and Museums and the French Unit. Northern State.

d. 2006-Present: The Archaeological and Cultural Survey of the Northern Dongola Reach, West Bank, from el-Khandaq to Hannek. Department of Archaeology, University of Khartoum Project. Northern State.

e. 2008-Present: the Archaeological, Ethnographical and Ecological Project of El-Gaab Basin in Western Dongola. Department of Archaeology, University of Khartoum Project. Northern State.

VI: Post-Graduate Students Supervision:

Supervision of the following Students:

a. MA. Mohammed Al Fatih Hayati. University of Khartoum. MA. In Archaeology. Title of the Thesis: The Cultural Aspects of the Northern Blue Nile during the Mesolithic Period.  Passed: August 2011

b. MA. Intisar Taj Esir. University of Khartoum, MA. In Archaeology. Title of the Thesis: Bronze Age Cultures of Upper Nubia. (Passed: Dec. 2012)

c. Yousif Al Obied. University of Shendi. Phd in Archaeology. Title of the Thesis: The Use of Scientific Methods in Archaeology: GIS as a case study (Under Preparation).

VII: Research and Publication:

1. Published Books and Field Reports:

a. 2003: Ali Osman and Mohamed, Azhari Mustafa Sadig and Mohammed Ahmed Abd El Mageed: The Archaeological National Joint Project (ANJP) to the 5th Cataract Region. Dar Al Anwar. Syria. (In Arabic).

b. 2000-2005: Co-author: Mahas Survey Archaeological Reports. 2000-2005. Cambridge. England. (In English).

c. Book. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. 2009. The Neolithic of the Middle Nile Region. An Archaeology of Central Sudan and Nubia. Nile Basin Research Programme Publications. University of Bergen. Norway. 2009. (In English).

http://nile.uib.no/publications/index.php#neolithic

2. Published Articles:

a. 2003: Ali Osman and Mohamed, Azhari Mustafa Sadig and Mohammed Ahmed Abd El Mageed: The Archaeological National Joint Project (ANJP) to the 5th Cataract Region. Dar Al Anwar. Syria. (In Arabic).

b. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. 2005: Neolithic Pottery from the Third Cataract Region. Adumatu, A Semi-Annual Archaeological Refereed Journal on the Arab World. Saudi Arabia. Issue No. 12. July 2005. PP: 47-59. (In English).

c. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. 2005: Es-Sour. A Late Neolithic Site near Meroe. Sudan and Nubia. The Sudan Archaeological Research Society. British Museum. London. Issue No.9. PP:40-46. (In English).

d. 2006: Azhari Mustafa Sadig and Jamal Jaafar Abbas: The Role of Archaeological Theories and Approaches in the Interpretation of Burials in the Ancient Sudan. Adumatu, A Semi-Annual Archaeological Refereed Journal on the Arab World. Saudi Arabia. Issue 13. 2006. (in Arabic)

e. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. 2008. Es-Sour: a Neolithic Site near Meroe, Sudan. Antiquity Project Gallery. Antiquity. Vol. 82. Issue. 316. England. June 2008. (In English).

Check original: http://www.antiquity.ac.uk/ProjGall/sadig/index.html

f. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. 2008: Pottery from the Neolithic Site of es-Sour. Sudan and Nubia. The Sudan Archaeological Research Society. British Museum. London. Issue No.12 . PP: 13-16. (In English).

g. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. 2008: Towards Study of the Social Organization and Settlement Patterns of the Neolithic Communities in Central Sudan. Adumatu, A Semi-Annual Archaeological Refereed Journal on the Arab World. Saudi Arabia. Issue. No. 18. PP: 7-26. (In English).

h. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. 2009. Preliminary Observations on the Neolithic Settlement Patterns in Central Sudan. SAHARA. Prehistory and History of Sahara. Italy. No.20. P.P. 31-56. (Abstract Only)

i. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. 2009: Neolithic Adaptations and Subsistence Economy in the Middle Nile Region, Sudan. Nile Basin Research Programme Publications. University of Bergen. Norway. 2009. (In English).

j. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. 2010: Neolithic Settlement Patterns and Cultural Sequence of Nubia (Northern Sudan). SAHARA. Prehistory and History of Sahara. Italy. No.21. P.P. 117-140. (In English).

k. Es-Sour, a Late Neolithic site in the neighborhood of Meroe. First and second seasons 2005–2006. Between the Cataracts 2. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference for Nubian Studies Warsaw University 27 August - 2 September 2006 . 47-54

l. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. 2011: Defining the Neolithic of the Sudan. Adumatu, A Semi-Annual Archaeological Refereed Journal on the Arab World. Saudi Arabia. Issue No. 23. Jan 2011. PP: 7-40. (In English).

Abstract: http://www.adumatu.org/en/issues/issue23_6.html

m. David Edwards and Azhari Sadig. 2011. The Later Prehistoric Archaeology. in: Ali Osman and David N. Edwards. The Archaeology of a Nubian Frontier. Survey on the NileThird Cataract, Sudan. Published in 2011 by Mauhaus Publishing. England. 37-58. (In English).

In Press:

a. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. 2000 Years of Cultural Gap in the Post-Neolithic of Central Sudan. Presented to 11th Conference of Meroitic Studies. Vienna- Austria. 2009. (In English).

b. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. Child-Burials; a Funerary Practice in the Middle Nile Region. Evidence from the Late Neolithic Site of es-Sour. Presented to The 12th International Conference of the Society for Nubian Studies. A conference at the British Museum Sunday 1 August – Friday 6 August 2010.

c. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. The Late Neolithic Regional Diversity and Cultural Unity in Central Sudan. Proceedings of the Poznan conference 2011. Poznan. Poland.

d. (In Arabic): Azhari Mustafa Sadig. Holocene Environments and Cultural Changes in the Middle Nile Region 10000-5000BC.  Presented to the conference of Man and Environment. Al Jouf. Saudi Arabia. 2010.

e. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. Individuals and Families: Traditions of Burials in the Sudanese Neolithic 5000-3000BC. ADAB. Journal of the Faculty of Arts, University of Khartoum.

f. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. .Reconsidering the ‘Mesolithic’ and ‘Neolithic’ in Sudan. “NEO-LITHICS: The Newsletter of Southwest Asian Lithics Research”. England.

g. A Book (Translation): Nubian Past. An Archaeology of Sudan. By. David Edwards. 2004.

3. Papers presented at conferences (Un-published):

a. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. Nationalist Archaeological Projects in the Northern State: Sudan. Case Study: The Mahas Survey. Presented to the Workshop on the Development of Archaeology and Tourism in Northern State. University of Dongola. Department of Archaeology. 31 Oct. – 3 Nov. 2001. (In Arabic).

b. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. The Neolithic of the Third Cataract Region. Presented to the SAFA2004 Conference. Bergin, Norway. Abstract Presented in Nyame Akuma No. 6. 2004. PP. 50-78. (In English).

c. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. The Role of Archaeological Theories and Approaches in the Interpretation of Burials in the Ancient Sudan. Presented to the Arab Archaeologists Union. Cairo. Egypt. 2004. (In Arabic).

d. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. Es-Sour: A Late Neolithic Site in the Neighborhood of Meroe. First and Second Seasons. 2005-2006. Presented to the 11th Conference of Nubian Studies. Warsaw. Poland. (In English).

e. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. The Neolithic Habitation of es-Sour. Central Sudan. First-Third Seasons: 2005-2007. Presented to the International Symposium. Prehistory of Northeastern Africa - New Ideas and Discoveries. Poznań. Poland. 2007. (In English).

f. Azhari Mustafa Sadig. Child-Burials; a Funerary Practice in the Middle Nile Region. Evidence from the Late Neolithic Site of es-Sour. Presented to The 12th International Conference of the Society for Nubian Studies. A conference at the British Museum Sunday 1 August – Friday 6 August 2010.

4. Book: The Neolithic of the Middle Nile Region An Archaeology of Central Sudan and Nubia. Available online: https://bora.uib.no/handle/1956/3988

See Also: http://azharisadig.blogspot.com/p/my-first-book.html

5. Un-published Manuscripts:

a. Azhari Mustafa Sadig and Wasil Hassan Elaagip. One Hundred Definitions of Archaeology: Dept. of Archaeology. Khartoum. 1999. (In Arabic).

b. Ali Osman M. Salih and Azhari Mustafa Sadig. Archaeology and Ancient Settlement in the Mahas Region. With Ali Osman. Mohammed Salih. Khartoum. Sudan.2007. (In Arabic).

VIII: Academic and Administrative Contribution:

1. Department of Archaeology. University of Khartoum:

a. 2002-2009: The Secretary of Department of Archaeology Board. University of Khartoum

b. 2002-2010: Coordinator of the Dept. Curricula Committee.

c. Preparation of Draft Training Fieldwork Reports.

d. Preparation of Manuscripts as Teaching Aids on the Latest Theoretical and Practical Developments in Archaeology. 

2. Faculty of  Arts University of Khartoum:

a. 2005-2012: Member of Editorial Board, Adab: Journal of the Faculty of Arts – University of Khartoum. Designer and Supervisor of ADAB Journal web site: www.adabjournaluofk.com

b. 2011-Present: Editor Secretory of ADAB (Journal of the Faculty of Arts- University of Khartoum) 

b. 2009-2012. Head of Computing Committee in the Faculty of Arts- University of Khartoum).

3. University of Khartoum:

a. 1998-1999.University of Khartoum: Conveyor of the Secretariat and Reception of the Conference of African Civilization into the 21st Century. State of Research and Future Prospects. University of Khartoum.

4. Department of Archaeology. Faculty of Tourism and Archaeology. King Saud University.

a. Member of the Standing Committee to examine the plans of graduate students

IX: Community Service: 

Preparation and Mounting of Present Updatable Poster Exhibitions on the Mahas Survey Archaeological Discoveries for all Schools in the Region starting 2000 to Present.

 

X: International Hounors: 

Recipient of a Grant from the Nile Basin Research Programme. Strategic, Multidisciplinary Programme for Research and Education on Topics related to the Nile Basin. Bergen. Norway. Jan-June 2008.

Recipient of DAD Grant to teach archaeology courses in Institut fuer Ur- und Fruehgeschicht. Forschungsstelle Afrika. University of Koln. Germany. 1.9.2010-1.3.2011.

 

XI. Others

• Membership of Academic, Scientific Committees & Organizations:

a. Member of the Arab Archaeologists Union. Cairo. 2004-Now

b. Member of SAFA Society (Society of Africanists Archaeologists). 2004

c. Member of Society for Nubian Studies. British Museum. England.

• Participation in conferences and scientific symposium:

a. 2001: The Workshop on the Development of Archaeology and Tourism in Northern State. University of Dongola. Department of Archaeology.

b. 2004: The SAFA2004 Conference. Bergin, Norway.

c. 2004: The 7th Meeting of the Arab Archaeologists Union. Cairo.

d. 2006: The 11th Conference of Nubian Studies. Warsaw. Poland.

e. 2007: International Symposium. Prehistory of Northeastern Africa - New Ideas and Discoveries. Poznań.

f. 2008: The Workshop of the Nile Basin Programme of the University of Bergen, Norway. Rwanda.

g. 2008: The 11th Conference of Meroitic Studies. Vienna- Austria.

h. 2009: The Nile Basin Research Conference. Dar Al Salam Tanzania. June 8-11.

i. 2010: The Man and Environment Conference. Al Jouf. Saudi Arabia. 2010

J. 2010: The 12th International Conference of the Society for Nubian Studies. A conference at the British Museum Sunday 1 August – Friday 6 August 2010.

k. 2011. Language and Archaeology in Wadi Howar Symposium. Institut fuer Ur- und Fruehgeschicht. Forschungsstelle Afrika Koln University. 

l. 2011. Main presenter. The Neolithic in Sudan Symposium. Frankfort University. Germany. Jan. 2011.

m. 2011. Main presenter. Towards a better understanding for the Neolithic in Sudan Symposium. Institut fuer Ur- und Fruehgeschicht. Forschungsstelle Afrika Koln University. 

n. 2011. International Symposium. Prehistory of Northeastern Africa.  Poznań. 2011.

• Participation in the preparation of drafts of projects the Department of Archaeology - University of Khartoum.

a. Participation in the preparation of the comprehensive report of the Great Meroe project, Bajrawiya area. Department of Archaeology.

b. Participation in the preparation of the comprehensive report to the Department of Archaeology project in Mahas Region. Published 2011. In English

c. The initial setup of the final report for Es-Sour Late Neolithic site.  In English.

• Participate in Deanship of Skills development programs (King Saud University):
  1. Feedback as a tool for better learning: 23. 5. 1433. Public lecture.
  2. Teaching based on specialization and educational research: 24. 5. 1433. An evening training session within the program of professional certification.