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Kadero
Kadero is an archaeological site located in Central Sudan, northeast of Khartoum, Sudan and east of the Nile River. The site consists of burial grounds and two sand mounds around 1.5 meters in elevation, altogether encompassing around three hectares. Kadero was occupied during the Neolithic period, dating to around 5960 and 5030 B.P.. Kadero is one of thousands of Neolithic sites in Sudan, which are mostly concentrated near the Nile River. This site is regarded as prominent because it has provided archaeologists with the first evidence of intensive pastoralism in its area.

Human settlement at Kadero was at its highest during the early Neolithic Period, but the area was used as a burial site and a seasonal settlement up to the Late Neolithic. The economy of the people at Kadero was likely one of pastoralism, more specifically cattle husbandry, and gathering. Kadero may have served as a home base for peoples that inhabited a larger area, moving to sites such as Zakiab during dry seasons.

The two sand mounds, referred to as the northern and southern middens, contain much of Kadero's artifacts. 248 graves have been found at Kadero, 218 of them dating to the Neolithic period and the rest dating to the Meriotic and Post-Meriotic. Out of the 218 Neolithic graves, only 2 date to the Late Neolithic. Bodies within these graves were buried on their sides, with their hands placed close to the face and their feet close to the head.