Monks on the move? An assessment of mobility at the medieval Nubian monastery of Ghazali, Sudan (ca. 680–1,275 CE)

The location of Ghazali monastery away from the Nile valley within relatively isolated environs Bayuda desert presents a landscape suggestive mobility toward by those who chose to reside there as monks. To assess this potentiality, sample 37 individuals monastic cemetery (Cemetery 2) were analysed for 87Sr/86Sr and δ18O residency during dental enamel formation. data generated bring into question nature monastery, particularly in regard potential movement people valley, adjacent desertic landscapes, further afield.