Tissalaten Explained
| Tissalaten |
| 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: | 15.9°N -4.3583°W |
Tissalaten is an archaeological site in Niafunké Cercle, Timbuktu Region, Mali, not far from Lake Soumpi.[1] It was excavated extensively in the 1980s by Téréba Togola, Michael Rainbault and Roderick and Susan McIntosh.[2] They discovered tumuli here in 1986 dated to 1030–1220 AD.[3] [4] [5]
Notes and References
- 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. 267.
- 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.
- Book: Connah, Graham. African Civilizations: An Archaeological Perspective. registration. 12 July 2012. 29 March 2001. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-59690-9. 127.
- Book: McIntosh, Susan Keech. Excavations at Jenné-Jeno, Hambarketolo, and Kaniana (Inland Niger Delta, Mali), the 1981 Season. 12 July 2012. 10 February 1995. University of California Press. 978-0-520-09785-8. 377.
- 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.
