Burial Tomb of a Nomadic King in Djibouti

[Emir of Zayla]

A Spanish archaeological team in Djibouti found a burial tomb of a nomadic king and his warriors from the 1st Century AD.

The chief was buried with coins and pottery from the Roman Empire, Kingdom of Axum, and India.

The archaeologist theorized that the nomads of the Somali peninsula entered a process of hierarchization similar to that of other nomadic societies in for example, Mongolia and Sudan and it corresponds to around the time that the Old World came into regular trade through the Silk Road in the first century AD.

There's a long thread about this on Twitter though it's in Spanish:

 

[Emir of Zayla]

 

[Emir of Zayla]

 

[Emir of Zayla]

 

[daljirkadahsoon]

There's another thread he mentions the locals attribute something to Harla.

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[Khaem]

There's another thread he mentions the locals attribute something to Harla.

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Ethiopians on their way to claim it as Ethio Semite

 

[Emir of Zayla]

There's another thread he mentions the locals attribute something to Harla.

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The ceramics are so well preserved even though it’s been thousands of years.

 

[Xeda]

I’d imagine how much more of this is across somaliweyn and it’s been looted by these grave robbers.

 

[daljirkadahsoon]

I’d imagine how much more of this is across somaliweyn and it’s been looted by these grave robbers.

There's a lot but I heard people are becoming more savvy so when they find stuff on their land they tell their relatives and try to protect it.

At one time if you went to Sanaag it was so common people would ask if you wanted to buy one! There's probably some uncles with their own home museums at this point

 

[Xeda]

There's a lot but I heard people are becoming more savvy so when they find stuff on their land they tell their relatives and try to protect it.

At one time if you went to Sanaag it was so common people would ask if you wanted to buy one! There's probably some uncles with their own home museums at this point

As long as someone is keeping them safe I don’t mind. I hope good people are buying those corpses.

 

[Emir of Zayla]

As long as someone is keeping them safe I don’t mind. I hope good people are buying those corpses.

I don’t think anyone would have their corpses, superstition and it being haram keeps it safe I’m pretty sure.

 

[daljirkadahsoon]

As long as someone is keeping them safe I don’t mind. I hope good people are buying those corpses.

no one is hoarding corpses but I also think a lot of sites might have been protected by stories of jinn and curses and stuff.

 

[Riftvalley]

There is a bit when he says the culture of the area change and new people seemingly arrive. That is super interesting. Some old DNA From DJibouti would be interesting.

 

[Emir of Zayla]

There is a bit when he says the culture of the area change and new people seemingly arrive. That is super interesting. Some old DNA From Djibouti would be interesting.

It’d be interesting if they could accurately put on a timeline the migration of Somali and Somalic related groups into the peninsula through these ancient burials.

 

[NidarNidar]

I’d imagine how much more of this is across somaliweyn and it’s been looted by these grave robbers.

Old Amoud hasn't been touched yet, it's primarily protected by the locals and superstition.

 

[Three Moons]

Old Amoud hasn't been touched yet, it's primarily protected by the locals and superstition.

Brother, Amud is gone.

 

[NidarNidar]

Brother, Amud is gone.

Looted? I haven't been back in a while.

 

[Three Moons]

Looted? I haven't been back in a while.

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I was talking about the above surface stone works, it's a huge disaster none the less, thankfully no one has gone around digging up the sites in the North yet, particularly Sanaag which would be a throve of historical marvels.

 

[daljirkadahsoon]

I was talking about the above surface stone works, it's a huge disaster none the less, thankfully no one has gone around digging up the sites in the North yet, particularly Sanaag which would be a throve of historical marvels.

Most likely all the easy to access old towns are gone because people and sometimes even colonial officials back in the day would reuse the bricks for roadworks and new buildings because they couldn't be asked to get material from quarries.

Old Saylac was still standing before WW2 but got bombed by the Italians. italians also bombed the Puntland Sultans' cities before they took it in 1927