Excavating the shrine, Building A1, at the southern edge of the town.

The altar top as found resting on the stone floor.

The altar bears a painted inscription of the Kushite king Taharqo (690-664 BC).

Many of the houses are well built structures of mud brick which, however, have been heavily robbed.

Painted inscription on one wall of the shrine.

Kawa was occupied at least from the reign of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun in the mid 14th century BC until the 4th century AD. It was a major urban centre covering approximately 40 hectares with a build-up probably of 11 metres of stratigraphy in the centre of the site. The current project is conducting a detailed contour survey of the town, is excavating and planning buildings, and is investigating the adjacent cemetery.

The local workforce.