Editing C-Group culture (section)

== Pastoralism and Economic Practices ==
The C-Group culture was primarily centered around cattle herding, which was crucial for their economy, diet, and social structure. [[Cattle]] provided important resources such as milk, blood, and hides, which were essential for food, clothing, and other daily necessities. Cattle imagery appears in C-Group art, including pottery and stelae, and was significant in funerary practices, emphasizing their economic and cultural importance.<ref name=":1">{{Citation |last=Hafsaas-Tsakos |first=Henriette |title=Nubian cathedrals with granite columns: A view from Sai Island |date=2020 |work=Aegyptus et Nubia Christiana. The Włodzimierz Godlewski jubilee volume on the occasion of his 70th birthday |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323547266.pp.389-410 |access-date=2024-11-21 |publisher=University of Warsaw Press |last2=Tsakos |first2=Alexandros}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=C-Group Culture {{!}} Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures |url=https://isac.uchicago.edu/museum-exhibits/nubia/c-group-culture |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=isac.uchicago.edu}}</ref> 

The C-Group people led a [[semi-nomadic]] lifestyle, settling in small, temporary dwellings such as huts or tents. Their mobility was influenced by environmental factors, particularly the availability of grazing land and water. This pastoral lifestyle is reflected in their material culture, which included portable items suitable for transient living, such as small jars designed for liquid storage, rather than larger grain storage vessels typically found in agricultural societies.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Citation |last=Hafsaas |first=Henriette |title=The C-Group People in Lower Nubia: Cattle Pastoralists on the Frontier between Egypt and Kush |date=2021-02-18 |work=The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Nubia |pages=0 |editor-last=Emberling |editor-first=Geoff |url=https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/35472/chapter-abstract/303800920?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false |access-date=2024-11-21 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-049627-2 |editor2-last=Williams |editor2-first=Bruce Beyer}}</ref>

Despite periods of Egyptian domination, the C-Group maintained its pastoral lifestyle. They supplied Egyptian [[Garrison|garrisons]] with livestock products like milk and meat while engaging in trade networks that brought Egyptian goods, such as pottery and amulets, into their society. These interactions demonstrate the C-Group's ability to navigate relationships with powerful neighboring states, preserving their cultural identity while participating in regional trade.<ref name=":3" /> Furthermore, the C-Group occupied a key position in trade routes, often acting as intermediaries between Egypt and sub-Saharan Africa, which likely contributed to their prosperity during certain periods.<ref name=":1" />