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Mozambique, Tete

Tete Portuguese Zambezi feira town

Riverbank Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery
Trade beadsTrade beads
Coins and tokensCoins and tokens

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Unknown (CC BY 4.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Portuguese gold and ivory feira on the middle Zambezi since the 1500s, with fort, cathedral and prazo-era river frontage; centuries of trade ground lie along the bank.

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