Archaeological Field Research at Ifakara, Tanzania
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Nyame Akuma
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This paper reports on field research conducted
at Ifakara, east-central Tanzania (Figure 1). Ifakara is
terra incognito archaeologically speaking because
until this fieldwork research, nothing had been reported
from this part of Tanzania. The field work was
designed (1) to conduct an ethnoarchaeological survey
with a view to assess public awareness of cultural
heritage, (2) to conduct extensive archaeological
survey to discover sites, and (3) to study modern
iron smiths. This paper is based on preliminary analysis
and presents results of the field research. Results
indicate that Ifakara is archaeologically significant.
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Archaeology