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Archaeology

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 Professor J. Desmond Clark working on the Archeological excavations on the bank of the Kalambo river in the 1950s.
Nov 12, 2015
Nov 12, 2015

Professor J. Desmond Clark working on the Archeological excavations on the bank of the Kalambo river in the 1950s.

Nov 12, 2015
 This  image shows the scale of the excavations at Kalambo in the 1950s
Nov 12, 2015
Nov 12, 2015

This  image shows the scale of the excavations at Kalambo in the 1950s

Nov 12, 2015
 John Carlin explores an unknown prehistoric living floor on the Kalambo River bank in 1956. Photo taken by Professor Sir Harry Champion  of the Imperial Forestry Institute, Oxford.
Nov 12, 2015
Nov 12, 2015

John Carlin explores an unknown prehistoric living floor on the Kalambo River bank in 1956. Photo taken by Professor Sir Harry Champion  of the Imperial Forestry Institute, Oxford.

Nov 12, 2015
 Cleaver found in the Kalambo River bank by John Carlin. Now in the collection of the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. 
Nov 17, 2015
Nov 17, 2015

Cleaver found in the Kalambo River bank by John Carlin. Now in the collection of the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. 

Nov 17, 2015
 Hand axe  found in the Kalambo River bank by John Carlin. Now in the collection of the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. 
Nov 17, 2015
Nov 17, 2015

Hand axe  found in the Kalambo River bank by John Carlin. Now in the collection of the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. 

Nov 17, 2015
 Well shaped hand axe  found in the Kalambo River bank by John Carlin. Now in the collection of the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. 
Nov 17, 2015
Nov 17, 2015

Well shaped hand axe  found in the Kalambo River bank by John Carlin. Now in the collection of the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. 

Nov 17, 2015
 Small hand tools  found in the Kalambo River bank by John Carlin. Now in the collection of the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. 
Nov 17, 2015
Nov 17, 2015

Small hand tools  found in the Kalambo River bank by John Carlin. Now in the collection of the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. 

Nov 17, 2015
 Large Stone Axe  found in the Kalambo River bank by John Carlin. Now in the collection of the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. 
Nov 17, 2015
Nov 17, 2015

Large Stone Axe  found in the Kalambo River bank by John Carlin. Now in the collection of the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. 

Nov 17, 2015
 Carlin family fossacking  for out-wash artifacts on the banks of the Kalambo River.
Nov 19, 2015
Nov 19, 2015

Carlin family fossacking  for out-wash artifacts on the banks of the Kalambo River.

Nov 19, 2015
 Bored stone of Prehistoric origin from Mbala District. These were use as weights for digging sticks or for friction fire lighters. Photo Dorothy van der Linde.
Nov 19, 2015
Nov 19, 2015

Bored stone of Prehistoric origin from Mbala District. These were use as weights for digging sticks or for friction fire lighters. Photo Dorothy van der Linde.

Nov 19, 2015
 Pre-historic rock paintings from a shelter some miles east of Kasama Girls School on the Malole Road.   
Sep 14, 2016
Sep 14, 2016

Pre-historic rock paintings from a shelter some miles east of Kasama Girls School on the Malole Road.

 

Sep 14, 2016
 Curious shapes from the pre-historic rock paintings from a shelter some miles east of Kasama Girls School on the Malole Road.
Sep 14, 2016
Sep 14, 2016

Curious shapes from the pre-historic rock paintings from a shelter some miles east of Kasama Girls School on the Malole Road.

Sep 14, 2016
 Dancing figures  from the pre-historic rock paintings from a shelter some miles east of Kasama Girls School on the Malole Road.
Sep 14, 2016
Sep 14, 2016

Dancing figures  from the pre-historic rock paintings from a shelter some miles east of Kasama Girls School on the Malole Road.

Sep 14, 2016
 Figures from the pre-historic rock paintings from a shelter some miles east of Kasama Girls School on the Malole Road.
Sep 14, 2016
Sep 14, 2016

Figures from the pre-historic rock paintings from a shelter some miles east of Kasama Girls School on the Malole Road.

Sep 14, 2016

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