In 2023, workers of a hydroelectric site discovered piles of stones on the banks of the Middle Cuanza. Archaeologists ran. The future reservoir had to drown the area. Their excavations, published in the journal Journal of Field Archaeology, yielded an unexpected result. On the site of Caculo Cabaça, radiocarbon dating placed several burials in the early 1400s. These were the oldest ever dated in the country. They preceded the arrival of the Port…
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In 2023, workers of a hydroelectric site discovered piles of stones on the banks of the Middle Cuanza. Archaeologists ran. The future reservoir had to drown the area. Their excavations, published in the journal Journal of Field Archaeology, yielded an unexpected result. On the site of Caculo Cabaça, radiocarbon dating placed several burials in the early 1400s. These were the oldest ever dated in the country. They preceded the arrival of the Port…