Wargaade Wall is an ancient
stone construction in
Wargaade,
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
. It enclosed a large historic settlement in the region.
Overview
Graves and unglazed sherds of
pottery
Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. Major types include earthenware, stoneware and por ...
dating from
antiquity have been found during excavations in the area. The Wall's building material consists of rubble set in mud
mortar. The high wall measures {{convert, 230, x, 210, m, abbr=on. After the settlement was abandoned during the
Islamic era, the population of Wargaade began using the wall as a source for building material, which contributed to its current eroded state.
References
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Neville Chittick
Dr. Neville H. Chittick (September 18, 1924 โ July 27, 1984) was a British scholar and Archaeology, archaeologist. He specialized in the historic cultures of Northeast Africa, and also devoted various works to the Swahili Coast.
Biography
Chit ...
, ''An Archaeological Reconnaissance of the Horn: The British-Somali Expedition'', (1975)
Archaeological sites in Somalia
Walls
Former populated places in Somalia
Ancient Somalia
Archaeological sites of Eastern Africa