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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Khartoum Neolithic</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>ancient East African</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Es Shaheinab</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Gouge Culture</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Khartoum Shaheinab</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Shaheinab</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Shaheinab Neolithic</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Sudanese Neolithic</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to archaeological sites in present day Sudan which date from 4900-3000 BCE, and are divisible into Early (4900-3800 BCE) and Late (3800-3000 BCE) periods. ]]></note></mads>