J. F. Daniel, Bamboula VI April–June 1938John Franklin Daniel

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Find a break in the bed-rock leading into the chamber of Tomb 3. The break is roughly circular, in diameter. Otherwise the roof of the chamber is intact. There is only cm. of earth over the rock at this point. The rock is hard white calcareous sandstone. Digging down we find two cut blocks of fair size, but no fallen rock, perhaps indicating that the roof was cut for the last burial, not collapsed; or maybe that it had already collapsed and was cleared out at that time. The earth of the tomb shows no sign of disturbance. 50 cm. below the highest preserved part of the roof begin to find bones and pottery of L.C. III type, lying on silted earth showing clear signs of frequent flooding. Parts of two or three skulls, numbered I-III are found at this level. This is not a burial level, but these objects are clearly all floated by the water which must have flooded the tomb every winter. Some bones at the back of the tomb are more (To p. 55)