THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR NUBIAN STUDIES

Founded in 1972 in Warsaw, the Society provides a focus for those interested in the archaeology and history of Nubia and Sudan.

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About ISNS

Modern Nubiology was born in the early 1960s, when an international salvage campaign was launched by UNESCO to save the monuments of Lower Nubia being flooded by the construction of the Aswan High Dam and the creation of Lake Nasser. This campaign brought together scholars from over 25 countries from around the world and revealed the richness and cultural diversity of Nubian civilisation.

Blogs

This page hosts the personal and project blogs of members of the International Society for Nubian Studies. Here you can find the latest results of research conducted in the Middle Nile Valley.

Abasseya Project The Abasseya archaeological site, nowadays a plaza within a neighborhood of Karima, is located north-west from Jebel Barkal. The structures found in Abasseya would form of a Meroitic religious complex dated in the Second century BC.

Old Dongola Expedition Dongola lies on the eastern bank of the Nile, halfway between the Third and Fourth Cataracts. It functioned for more than 1500 years, from the erection of the citadel at the end of the 5th century to the abandonment of the area in the 20th century. It was the capital of the kingdom of Makuria, and a seat of mekk of Dongola in the Funj Period.

Soba Expedition Soba was a large city on the bank of the Blue Nile, with churches, monasteries, fine houses, beautiful gardens, and a district inhabited by Muslims. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Alwa (approx. 5th/6th century to the beginning of the 16th century).

News

22.09.2026

Events at the end of October in Hamm and Muenster

Two events focusing on the culture of ancient Sudan will take place in Hamm and Münster at the end of October. The exhibition “El Tuweina – a residence in the desert” will open at the Gustav Lübcke Museum in Hamm on Friday 30 October at 6 pm. The third “Sudan Study Day” will take place at […]

07.07.2026

Call for Papers – Fashioning Sudan project

02.06.2026

Sudan Day Berlin 2026 – 20 June

Dear all, We invite you to attend the Sudan Day Berlin 2026 on 20 June 2026 (10:00am to 6:00 pm, CEST = Berlin time) at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin,Main Building, Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin, Lecture Hall 2091, orto follow the event online. This year’s research colloquium is dedicated to the topic ‘Conservationof Sudanese Archaeological […]

27.05.2026

Conference “Poles on the Nile” 9-12 June 2026

Dear Colleagues, We would like to invite you to the annual conference “Poles on the Nile,” which presents Polish archaeological research in Egypt, to be held on June 9–12, 2026, in a hybrid format (venue: University of Warsaw and via Zoom). The event is co-organised by the Department of Egyptian and Nubian Archaeology at the […]

Events

12.11/2025

16th International Conference for Nubian Studies – 7th-12th Sept. 2026, Munich

Lived experiences, diverse traditions and human and non-human agents throughout the ages 7th-12th Sept. 2026, Munich This quadrennial conference of the International Society for Nubian Studies draws together archaeologists, historians, anthropologists and scholars working on the cultural heritage of ancient and modern Nubia, Egypt and Sudan. The 16th International Nubian Conference is held at the […]

27.07/2021

15th International Conference for Nubian Studies – 29th August – 4th September 2022

The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw will host the 15th International Conference for Nubian Studies in Warsaw from August 29th to September 4th, 2022. Every four years, the ICNS conference brings together archaeologists, epigraphists, historians, and other scholars working on the ancient and modern history of Sudan and Nubia, from prehistory to […]