Toyla is an archaeological site in Diré Cercle, Timbuktu Region, Mali, southeast of Goundam, towards Diré. It was excavated extensively in the 1980s by Téréba Togola, Michael Rainbault and Roderick and Susan McIntosh.[1][2] They discovered tumuli here in 1986, dated to 880 - 990 AD.[3][4][5]
Toyla | |
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  Toyla Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 16°17′50″N 3°29′50″W / 16.29722°N 3.49722°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Tombouctou |
| Cercle | Diré |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
References
edit- ^ Raimbault, Michel; Sanogo, Kléna (1991). Recherches archéologiques au Mali: prospections et inventaire, fouilles et études analytiques en Zone lacustre. KARTHALA Editions. p. 267. ISBN 978-2-86537-285-0. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ Association pour l'étude des sciences humaines en Afrique du Nord et au Proche-Orient (1992). Revue du monde musulman et de la Méditerranée. Edisud. p. 274. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ Connah, Graham (29 March 2001). African Civilizations: An Archaeological Perspective. Cambridge University Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-521-59690-9. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ McIntosh, Susan Keech (10 February 1995). Excavations at Jenné-Jeno, Hambarketolo, and Kaniana (Inland Niger Delta, Mali), the 1981 Season. University of California Press. p. 377. ISBN 978-0-520-09785-8. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ Bazzana, Andrés; développement, France. Direction générale de la coopération internationale et du (2004). Du Nord au Sud du Sahara: cinquante ans d'archéologie française en Afrique de l'Ouest et au Maghreb. Sépia. ISBN 978-2-84280-078-9. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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