ABSTRACT
The material culture associated with the Khartoum Hospital site included a range of decorated pottery (‘Wavy Line’ and ‘Dotted Wavy Line’), bone harpoons, microliths (commonly quartz) and grindstones (Figure 2.5). Burials, often in small groups are also found within settlement areas. The early presence of pottery is a distinctive feature, but not an isolated phenomenon, and from the start, must be seen within the context of the appearance of a much more widespread potting tradition spread over some 3000km of the Sahelian belt and as far north as the Gilf Kebir (R. Kuper 1989; Close 1995). Early pottery found across this wide area (Figure 2.3) shows many similarities with generally extensive decoration using a limited range of decorative techniques.
