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Tanzanian Dig Unearths Ancient Secret

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1924318.stm

From the BBC, an archaeologist finds evidence that prehistoric East Africa was part of a greater Indian Ocean community.

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Stone Town of Zanzibar

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/173/

UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the site and a statement of significance.

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Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/144/

UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps and a description of the site.

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Ostrich Beads Indicate Early Symbolic Thought

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn4839

From New Scientist, ostrich egg beads and numerous other artefacts, including ochre pencils, carved bone and stone tools, were recovered from the Loiyangalani River Valley, in Serengeti National Park.

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Kondoa Rock-Art Sites

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1183/

UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the site and a statement of significance.

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Kilwa Kisiwani

http://www.utalii.com/Off_the_normal_path/kilwaruins.htm

Provides information on the 16th Century ruins of medieval buildings all over the island. This was the trading center linking the Arabia Gulf, the Far East and mainland Africa.

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Archaeologist Helps Unroot Hominid Prints

http://record.wustl.edu/archive/1996/02-15-96/2767.html

An international team commissioned to preserve the only known early hominid footprint trail dated at 3.5 million years old.

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