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Photographic automatic kite

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Description: Sir Henry Solomon 'photographic automatic kite trolley' aerial camera device used at Jebel Moya, Sudan.

Sudanese Nuba shoe pattens. Photograph, ca. 1920.

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Description: Sudanese Nuba shoes moulds. Pattens. Photo, circa 1920.

Guards outside House of Boulders, Jebel Moya site, Sudan.

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Description: Guards outside Boulders House, Jebel Moya site, Sudan.

Wellcome excavation in Sudan: natural reservoir.

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Description: Wellcome showing camp party the special features of a natural reservoir at the summit of Jebel Saqadi, 1912.

Gebel Moya (Jebel Moya), Sudan: a grave showing a skeleton during excavation, before its removal. Photograph, 19--.

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Description: Skeleton with a rule to indicate length and orientation, and with number painted on rock: 464.

Jebel Moya site, the House of Boulders

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Description: Jebel Moya site, Sudan; the House of Boulders.

Hauling a boulder at Jebel Moya, Sudan.

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Description: Hauling a boulder at Jebel Moya, Sudan.

Henry Wellcome and his medical officer Dr Ray.

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Description: Wellcome excavations in Sudan (Jebel Moya): H. Wellcome and his medical officer Dr Ray with a party of sheiks inspecting the excavations at Saqadi, 1913.

Wellcome excavations in Sudan: aerial photograph.

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Description: Wellcome excavations in Sudan (Jebel Moya): A & B. From photos taken by the 'kite camera' at Seqadi, 1913.

Water carriers in Sudan (Jebel Moya).

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Description: Wellcome excavations in Sudan (Jebel Moya): water carriers.

Ruins uncovered at Saqadi, 1913.

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Description: Wellcome excavations in Sudan. Eastern end of one of the ruins uncovered at Saqadi, 1913 (Jebel Moya).

Spouted vessels and bowl from grave of twin babies at Jebel Moya, Sudan. Excavated by Sir Henry Wellcome.

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Wellcome excavations in Sudan: Mr Barrett.

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Description: Aerial photography. Mr Barrett with the photo boys and ladder (Jebel Moya).

Shallow well, with zeers (large clay water pots) in the background, Khartoum, Sudan.

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Description: Shallow well, with zeers (large clay water pots) in the background, Khartoum, Sudan. Photograph, 1903/1913.

Jebel Moya site, Major Uribe in House of Boulders.

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Description: Jebel Moya site, Sudan; Major Uribe in House of Boulders.

Jebel Moya site, general excavations.

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Description: Jebel Moya site, Sudan; general excavations, with railway.

The Wellcome Centenary Exhibition, 1953.

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Description: General view of the Wellcome Centenary Exhibition- The Life and Work of Sir Henry Wellcome. Section XI. Archaeological interests. Excavations in the Sudan- Jebel Moya.

Neolithic infant feeding cup, Africa, 1000 BCE-400 BCE.

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Description: Infants sucked liquids through the conical spout of this simple earthenware feeding cup. It was excavated in 1912 from the grave of twin children in Jebel Moya, Sudan, where Henry Wellcome funded and led a major archaeological expedition.

Aerial view of the excavation (Jebel Moya).

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Description: Aerial view of the excavation camp at Seqadi/Sagadi, A. E. Sudan. (Jebel Moya).

A day at Gebel Moya, season 1912-13.

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Description: Scenes of everyday life, archaeological digging and communal sports and recreation at Gebel (or Jebel) Moya, an archaeological site in the Sudan, excavated by Sir Henry Wellcome between 1911 and 1914 as a public works project. Includes scenes of Sir Henry seated watching the organised races and inspecting the excavations and consulting with archaeologists and officials.