ork is needed before we can be sure of the extension (Shaw 1993:311). A ceramic tradition may have evolved from Batalimo-Maluban pottery. The site of Batalimo-Maluba was one of the first pottery-producing populations in Africa. The ancient work at this site contributed to the technological advances in which new pottery was introduced, which includes the well-structured globular pots and wide-mouthed bowls. The stone tools also were a major innovation in the Neolithic period, when humans were just starting to make stone tools. The stone tools were used to kill animals, and the pottery could have been used for many things, most importantly to hold food and water....
