Asa Koma
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Pottery found in Asa Koma | |
| Location | Asa Koma, Djibouti |
| Access | Public |
Asa Koma ("Red Hill") is an archaeological site in Djibouti.
Overview
Asa Koma is an inland lake area on the Gobaad Plain. Pottery predating the mid-2nd millennium has been found at the site. The ware is characterized by punctate and incision geometric designs, which bear a similarity to the Sabir culture phase 1 ceramics from Ma'layba in Southern Arabia.[1] Additionally, ceramics like some of the pottery from Sihi on the Saudi coast and Subr on the Yemeni littoral have been found here.[2]
Long-horned humpless cattle bones have also been discovered at Asa Koma, suggesting that domesticated cattle was present by around 3,500 years ago.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Walter Raunig, Steffen Wenig (2005). Afrikas Horn. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 439. ISBN 3447051752. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ Istituto universitario orientale (Naples, Italy) (1998). Annali, Volume 58. Edizione universitarie. p. 527. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ Connah, Graham (2004). Forgotten Africa: An Introduction to Its Archaeology. Routledge. p. 46. ISBN 1134403038. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
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