Dr David N Edwards
Lecturer in Archaeology
BA (York), M.Litt. (Newcastle), Ph.D. (Cantab.)
Tel: 0116 252 2881
Email: dne1@le.ac.uk
David Edwards studied History at York University, then took an MLitt in Archaeology at Newcastle University and a PhD at Cambridge University, while working for several years as a professional field archaeologist in Britain. He has extensive field experience in Nubia/Sudan, as well as in many parts of Britain, Egypt, Jordan and Libya. He came to Leicester in 1999 and now works primarily with the School’s Distance Learning programme.
Research
Teaching
AR 1558 The Archaeology of Egypt and Nubia
AR 1555 Medieval Archaeology
AR 2553 The Mediterreanen in the Medieval World
AR 3553 Archaeology Religion & Belief
AH 3020 North Africa in Late Antiquity
AR 7522 Landscape Archaeology (MA Archaeology & Heritage - DL)
Selected Recent Publications
Edwards, D. N. (ed.) 2012. The Archaeology of a Nubian Frontier, Leicester: Mauhaus (with Ali Osman et al.)
Edwards, D.N. 'From Meroe to ‘Nubia’ – exploring culture change without the ‘Noba’', In Rondot, V., Alpi, F. & Villeneuve, F. (eds) , La Pioche et La Plume (Hommages Archéologiques à Patrice Lenoble), Paris: PUPS, 501-514. (2011)
Edwards, D.N. 'Slavery and slaving in the Medieval and Post-Medieval Kingdoms of the Middle Nile', In P. Lane & K. MacDonald (eds) Comparative Dimensions of Slavery in Africa (Proceedings of the British Academy), London: British Academy, 79-108. (2011)
Edwards D. N. 'Exploring rural landscapes in Sudanese Nubia', In Cowley, D., Standring, R. A. & Abicht, M. J. (eds), Landscapes through the lens: Aerial photographs and the historic environment, pp.167-78. (Oxbow: 2010)
Edwards D., ‘Meroitic Stelae from Qasr Ibrim’, in P Rose (ed.) The Meroitic Temples at Qasr Ibrim, Nubia, pp. 76-92. London: EES (2007)
Edwards D., ‘Meroitic settlement landscapes in Middle Nubia’, CRIPEL 26: 59-70 (2007)
Edwards D., ‘The Archaeology of Sudan and Nubia’, Annual Review of Anthropology 36/2: 211-228. (2007)
Edwards D., ‘Mid-Holocene game drives in Nubian landscapes?’ in K Kroeper, M Chlodnicki and M Kobusiewicz (eds.) Archaeology of Early Northeastern Africa. (Studies in African Archaeology Vol. 9) pp. 49-64. Poznan: Poznan Archaeological Museum (2007)
