Explain the sources of information on the history of the Coast of East Africa

      

Explain the sources of information on the history of the coast of East Africa.

  

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John
1. Archeological evidence e.g. remains of pottery, iron tools, coins, etc

2. Christian Topography of Cosmos of Indian Ocean Trade

3. Documents by Arabs merchants like Ibn Battuta and Al-Masudi on Swahili

4. Claudis Ptolemy's Geography describes commercial activities at the coast of East Africa

5. Periplus of the Erythraen sea describes commercial activities at the coast of East Africa

6. The Greco-Roman Documentary with reference to the Coast of East Africa
johnmulu answered the question on January 30, 2017 at 10:54


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