Idly wondering what the most distant early Byzantine items are... Cushion cover found in Japan=most easterly find?https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/784870277264146436 …
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For more on these finds from Burkina Faso & their origins, see https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271189113_Contacts_Between_West_Africa_and_Roman_North_Africa_Archaeometallurgical_Results_from_Kissi_Northeastern_Burkina_Faso … :)
Rims possibly imitative of L5th-6thC N.African Byzantine amphorae, found at Tongo Maaré Diabal, Mali (to W of Kissi) http://britishmuseum.org/pdf/money_trade_and_trade_routes_online.pdf …pic.twitter.com/trLqk7Obq4
super interesting stuff :)
Thanks! :)
always when i see this all stuff i think of a time travelling device :) actually so much like the ancient roman dresses :)
West African coast must have been known Trade route to Lisbon in phoenician time Extended ;-0)
True! But this is well inland -- trans-Sahara?
I think so Not anywhere near large numbers Niger river Gabon Plus mix with routes south from med Maybe maps to be found
It's a long shot but could these be bicycle clips?
@queensclassics Burkina Faso region to this day makes beautiful art.
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