Toyla Explained
| Toyla |
| 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: | Diré |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Coordinates: | 16.2972°N -3.4972°W |
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]
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.
