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Drawing of a bird standing before an altar or libation stand. |
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A king wearing a diadem, a uraeus and false beard, symbols of kingship, and a feather in the hair, frequently used to identify the wearer as a Kushite. |
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The rock drawings, of birds, the head of a king, ankhs and a geometric design, occupied the very top of the jebel and were carved on both vertical and horizontal slabs. |
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Huts and rock-shelters were clustered on the southern slope of the mountain where they where a little protected from the very strong north winds. |
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On the summit and extending down the southern and south-western slopes were 33 concentrations of pottery sherds, often very large pieces from a range of vessel types, among them small cups/bowls, pilgrim flasks and ribbed amphorae. The pilgrim flasks were in a hard and fine red ware with a black painted rim stripe and black painted lines on the body. All the pottery was collected after its location was plotted on the site plan. |
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Team members: Isabella Welsby Sjöström, Nassreen Sedek Yahya, Derek Welsby (director). |
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