J. F. Daniel, Bamboula IX 1948John Franklin Daniel

Tomb 40 Finds

P2902 53. WS I bowl (several fragments) P2928 54. Frags. of a plain (?) jug P2919 55. Squat one-handled jug, intact P2895 56 LC III Dec. bowl, in 2 pieces but complete

Nos. 53-57 were found at [bracket left: -1.57, -1.62]. Nos. 40-56 belong with skeleton X and Skull IX.

57. Two seashells St 545 58. Biconical spindle whorl of steatite GL 334 59. Large glass bead (?); broken P2903 60. BR bowl, wishbone handle, incomplete P2904 61. " " " " , intact but broken. -- 62. Frag. of WS bowl apparently same as #74 Sh 764 a-b 63. Frags. of BR bowl (two perhaps of different bowls)

Nos. 58-63 were found at [bracket left: -1.62, -1.82]

P2878 64. BR juglet, neck missing St 547 65. biconical spindle whorl of steatite 2,1cm. ht. Mi 214 66 conical incised ivory button 2,6cm. diam. M1054 67. bronze ring 3,2cm. diam before cleaning overlaps about 1/3 of circumference.

Nos. 64-67 were found below -1.82

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Tomb 40.

30-7.54 Go below -1.62 level. Again there is no essential change in earth. However there are many stones and large mud bricks (20-30cm in length) embedded in the loose earth in more or less random positions; there can be little doubt that these were thrown over burials on a lower 'floor to serve as a base for later burials. Come upon a level of hard mud, scattered on which were many sherds. The situation at this level was as follows: along the south wall was stretched out on its back at full length a rather well preserved skeleton; the skull however only existed in fragments (skeleton XI). At its feet were one intact bowl and large fragments of several others. The right arm bent at the elbow to bring the hand to the hip; the left arm laid out at approximately shoulder height; the legs stretched out and apart. To make room for this sprawling position earlier skeletons had been swept back, apparently quite unceremoniously, to the NE and SW sides, for broken bones were found in a confused heap both places, at the head and foot of the skeleton. All these bones are much larger and, ^more robust looking, ^than the bones in upper strata.