Context (Field collection)
From the Upper Burial Complex. Excavated in 1979 as part of the second of the four British Institute of East Africa expedition to Southern Sudan, led by Nicholas David and Amum Tor of the Sudan Antiquities Service.
Event Date 1979
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (References)
David, N., Harvey, P. and Coudie, C.J. (1982). 'Excavations in the Southern Sudan, 1979'. Azania, vol. XVI. pp. 7-54
Event Date 1982
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Physical description)
Sherds, charcoal samples and figurine fragments.
Event Date 31/10/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Found together / assemblage)
Found, along with TEMP.00654-TEMP.00656, in a metal trunk marked '1' with a luggage tag that reads 'Archaeological Specimens. No Commercial Value. Send to: Prof. N. David. c/o Multi Service Training Camp Juba' and in a different hand 'or c/o Director of Culture [unclear] of [unclear] & Culture Juba'. This material is probably part of what is referred to by the notes found with TEMP.00530-TEMP.00533 reading 'N.David. S. Sudan 1979-80 (to be distributed)' and 'This shelf + 1 below bones I will collect as soon as possible. K. Scott'. Nicholas David's 1982 article notes that 'the archaeological samples exported for analysis are held by the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, University of Cambridge, pending analysis of the flaked stone.' It seems, therefore, that this material was not intended to be permanently held by the museum, but it is not currently known where it should be held. The David article noted that 'materials of Middle Stone Age aspect are at the British Institute in Eastern Africa, Nairobi... all remaining collections are stored at the Regional Ministry of Culture and Information, Juba.'
Event Date 8/8/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn