Kawinza Explained

Kawinza
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	Mali
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:	300
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Mali
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Mali
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Tombouctou
Subdivision Type2:	Cercle
Subdivision Name2:	Niafunké
Population Blank1 Title:	Ethnicities
Utc Offset:	+0
Coordinates:	15.78°N -4.5225°W

Kawinza is a village and archaeological site in Niafunké Cercle, Timbuktu Region, Mali. It was excavated extensively from 1984 by Téréba Togola, Michael Rainbault and Roderick and Susan McIntosh.^[1] Pottery such as vases and fragments were discovered in January of that year.^[2] They discovered tumuli here in 1986 and also in Toyla and Tissalaten.^[3] The Kawinza tumuli are dated to 670–880 AD.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Association pour l'étude des sciences humaines en Afrique du Nord et au Proche-Orient. Revue du monde musulman et de la Méditerranée. 12 July 2012. 1992. Edisud. 274.
2. Book: Raimbault. Michel. Sanogo. Kléna. Recherches archéologiques au Mali: prospections et inventaire, fouilles et études analytiques en Zone lacustre. 12 July 2012. 1991. KARTHALA Editions. 978-2-86537-285-0. 281.
3. Book: Connah, Graham. African Civilizations: An Archaeological Perspective. registration. 12 July 2012. 29 March 2001. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-59690-9. 127.
4. Book: Bazzana. Andrés. développement. France. Direction générale de la coopération internationale et du. Du Nord au Sud du Sahara: cinquante ans d'archéologie française en Afrique de l'Ouest et au Maghreb. 12 July 2012. 2004. Sépia. 978-2-84280-078-9.