Hint: situated in a famous archipelago
Hint: some of the largest and oldest baobabs are found here. #HeritageFromAbove #googleEarth #Kenya #Unesco

A great blog by Cambridge Archaeology which showcases the amazing women in the MAEASaM team! Find out more👇

The area between Kenya-Uganda and the eastern escarpment of the Rift valley was part of Uganda Protectorate? When the railway running from Mombasa to Kisumu was completed, a decision was made to transfer the eastern province of Uganda Protectorate to East African Protectorate.

Bungule 20  is a fortified rockshelter that was used as a refuge  against raids by slave hunters and other enemies of the Kasigau people . The enclosure made of a dry stonewall supported by vertical wooden frames and has been used for at least 400 years.

Classée patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO, la cathédrale de Saint-Louis est la plus vieille église d’Afrique de l’Ouest. Bâtie en 1827 par le Baron Roger sous la bénédiction de l’abbé Girardon elle abrite les sépultures des deux évêques : Mgrs Prosper Dodds et Pierre Sagna.

Congratulations Paul Montgomery for correctly identifying National Museums and House of Culture is in Dar es Salaam, #Tanzania . #Museums are scientific, educational, and cultural institutions that acquire, research, document, conserve, and display all materials related to #heritage !

Time for #HeritageFromAbove
Do you know where we are today?

This place is where important administrative work is done for the promotion, #education and safeguarding of #culturalheritage sites.

Know the answer? Send them in the comments below.

Happy #IMD2024 for tomorrow!

Visit our new Zimbabwe heritage webpage @ maeasam.org/zimbabwe/ in collaboration with the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ)!

#ZimbabweHeritage #Archaeology #DidYouKnow