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The Caves are the most extensive limestone caves in East Africa and located 8 km north of Tanga off the Tanga-Mombasa road. The caves were formed about 150 million years ago during the Jurassic age. They covers an area of 234 km² which is said to…

Mbuamaji Site exhibits archaeological, historical and cultural heritage potentials and was Nationally gazetted by the Tanzania GN No. 5 of 27th December 1960. Early studies conducted at Mbuamaji site the site only mentioned and documented few ancient…

The Wall enclosure in Chongoleani has located 25 km from the north of Tanga Municipality. The wall enclosure's NE facing and NW wall measure 297.41m and 247.79m, respectively. the wall facing SW and SE measured about 188.9 97m and 104.96m,…

A 3D photo indicating a pot from the University of Dar es Salaam Museum

Scleractinian coral from the shore of KIlwa Kisiwani - A sample of the material used in the building of the Great Mosque, Husuni Kubwa and other stone buildings on the island. The individual coralites have an average diameter of around 6mm in this…

Isimila Stone Age Site is located within an erosion gulley on the Iringa plateau in Tanzania. The site has long been recognised as of international importance for understanding the behavioural complexity and plasticity of hominin ancestors following…

The Tongoni Ruins are found About 20km south of Tanga and just off the coastal road, They include the crumbling remains of a mosque and about 20 overgrown Shirazi pillar-style tombs, the largest collection of such tombs on the East African coast. The…

Kondoa Irangi Rock Paintings are located between Singida and Irangi Hills in Kondoa Irangi village and other rock painting is located at Kolo village in Dodoma. The rock paintings are a series of ancient paintings on rockshelter walls in central…