Bacara Spruit
@bacaraspruit.bsky.social
South African archaeologist specialising in ZooMS, stable isotopes, and zooarchaeology.
Current chair of the Southern African Archaeology Student Society https://www.saassarchaeology.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/saassociety.bsky.social
Current chair of the Southern African Archaeology Student Society https://www.saassarchaeology.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/saassociety.bsky.social
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⏳ SDW 2025 extended deadline: 7 Nov 2025!
Apply for the Student Development Workshop (6–10 Dec, SSLI Mpumalanga).
✈️ Limited travel grants available — apply by 11 Nov 2025.
👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/2025-sdw
#SDW2025 #SAASS #Archaeology #Heritage
Apply for the Student Development Workshop (6–10 Dec, SSLI Mpumalanga).
✈️ Limited travel grants available — apply by 11 Nov 2025.
👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/2025-sdw
#SDW2025 #SAASS #Archaeology #Heritage
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
⏳ SDW 2025 extended deadline: 7 Nov 2025!
Apply for the Student Development Workshop (6–10 Dec, SSLI Mpumalanga).
✈️ Limited travel grants available — apply by 11 Nov 2025.
👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/2025-sdw
#SDW2025 #SAASS #Archaeology #Heritage
Apply for the Student Development Workshop (6–10 Dec, SSLI Mpumalanga).
✈️ Limited travel grants available — apply by 11 Nov 2025.
👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/2025-sdw
#SDW2025 #SAASS #Archaeology #Heritage
Amazing feature on Maritime Archaeology
Great to hear from Cezar Mahumane on such an important aspect of archaeology
Great to hear from Cezar Mahumane on such an important aspect of archaeology
🔍 Careers in Archaeology and Heritage
Meet Cezar Mahumane, Maritime Archaeologist from Mozambique ⚓🌊
He explores shipwrecks, preserves underwater heritage, and connects communities with their maritime past. www.saassarchaeology.com/careersinarc...
Meet Cezar Mahumane, Maritime Archaeologist from Mozambique ⚓🌊
He explores shipwrecks, preserves underwater heritage, and connects communities with their maritime past. www.saassarchaeology.com/careersinarc...
October 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Amazing feature on Maritime Archaeology
Great to hear from Cezar Mahumane on such an important aspect of archaeology
Great to hear from Cezar Mahumane on such an important aspect of archaeology
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🐾 New blog post!
The first-ever dassie (hyrax) trace fossils—including a fossilised butt-drag mark—have been found on SA’s southern Cape coast 🪶
Read Sandee Oster’s take on this unique discovery:
👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/blog
#Archaeology #Fossils #SAASS
The first-ever dassie (hyrax) trace fossils—including a fossilised butt-drag mark—have been found on SA’s southern Cape coast 🪶
Read Sandee Oster’s take on this unique discovery:
👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/blog
#Archaeology #Fossils #SAASS
October 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🐾 New blog post!
The first-ever dassie (hyrax) trace fossils—including a fossilised butt-drag mark—have been found on SA’s southern Cape coast 🪶
Read Sandee Oster’s take on this unique discovery:
👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/blog
#Archaeology #Fossils #SAASS
The first-ever dassie (hyrax) trace fossils—including a fossilised butt-drag mark—have been found on SA’s southern Cape coast 🪶
Read Sandee Oster’s take on this unique discovery:
👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/blog
#Archaeology #Fossils #SAASS
Amazing opportunity to be involved
Applications for the 2025 Student Development Workshop are NOW OPEN! 🎉
📅 6–10 Dec 2025 (new dates)
📍 Skukuza, Kruger National Park
Build skills, share research & connect with peers!
Travel grants not open yet—please plan to travel via JHB or Mbombela.
www.saassarchaeology.com/2025-sdw
📅 6–10 Dec 2025 (new dates)
📍 Skukuza, Kruger National Park
Build skills, share research & connect with peers!
Travel grants not open yet—please plan to travel via JHB or Mbombela.
www.saassarchaeology.com/2025-sdw
October 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Amazing opportunity to be involved
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🔍 Careers in Archaeology & Heritage
This month’s spotlight: Wouter Fourie, Principal Heritage Specialist at PGS Heritage 🏛✨ Heritage Specialists balance conservation & development, ensuring the past is protected for the future.
👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/careersinarc...
#ArchaeologyCareers #Heritage
This month’s spotlight: Wouter Fourie, Principal Heritage Specialist at PGS Heritage 🏛✨ Heritage Specialists balance conservation & development, ensuring the past is protected for the future.
👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/careersinarc...
#ArchaeologyCareers #Heritage
September 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🔍 Careers in Archaeology & Heritage
This month’s spotlight: Wouter Fourie, Principal Heritage Specialist at PGS Heritage 🏛✨ Heritage Specialists balance conservation & development, ensuring the past is protected for the future.
👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/careersinarc...
#ArchaeologyCareers #Heritage
This month’s spotlight: Wouter Fourie, Principal Heritage Specialist at PGS Heritage 🏛✨ Heritage Specialists balance conservation & development, ensuring the past is protected for the future.
👉 www.saassarchaeology.com/careersinarc...
#ArchaeologyCareers #Heritage
Amazing work
#fieldworkfriday
Today for #FieldworkFriday, we highlight the team hard at work uncovering the rich history of Gwalala Hill, an early second-millennium AD Iron Age settlement at the confluence of the Limpopo and Luvuvhu Rivers.
Follow along for more discoveries @thulamelaarch on Instagram
Today for #FieldworkFriday, we highlight the team hard at work uncovering the rich history of Gwalala Hill, an early second-millennium AD Iron Age settlement at the confluence of the Limpopo and Luvuvhu Rivers.
Follow along for more discoveries @thulamelaarch on Instagram
September 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Amazing work
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🔦 #FieldworkFriday 🔦
This #FieldworkFriday we’re highlighting the Wonderboom Archaeological Project! 🪨✨
Led by Drs. Matt Caruana 🇺🇸 & Matt Lotter, the team is uncovering the rich Stone Age history of the Wonderboom Valley in Tshwane.
Proudly supported by NRF and PAST 🙌
This #FieldworkFriday we’re highlighting the Wonderboom Archaeological Project! 🪨✨
Led by Drs. Matt Caruana 🇺🇸 & Matt Lotter, the team is uncovering the rich Stone Age history of the Wonderboom Valley in Tshwane.
Proudly supported by NRF and PAST 🙌
August 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🔦 #FieldworkFriday 🔦
This #FieldworkFriday we’re highlighting the Wonderboom Archaeological Project! 🪨✨
Led by Drs. Matt Caruana 🇺🇸 & Matt Lotter, the team is uncovering the rich Stone Age history of the Wonderboom Valley in Tshwane.
Proudly supported by NRF and PAST 🙌
This #FieldworkFriday we’re highlighting the Wonderboom Archaeological Project! 🪨✨
Led by Drs. Matt Caruana 🇺🇸 & Matt Lotter, the team is uncovering the rich Stone Age history of the Wonderboom Valley in Tshwane.
Proudly supported by NRF and PAST 🙌
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🔍 Careers in Archaeology and Heritage
Meet Dr Keneiloe Molopyane — a dynamic Principal Investigator making groundbreaking contributions to the field!
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Meet Dr Keneiloe Molopyane — a dynamic Principal Investigator making groundbreaking contributions to the field!
share.google/H07JkPTODApA...
August 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🔍 Careers in Archaeology and Heritage
Meet Dr Keneiloe Molopyane — a dynamic Principal Investigator making groundbreaking contributions to the field!
share.google/H07JkPTODApA...
Meet Dr Keneiloe Molopyane — a dynamic Principal Investigator making groundbreaking contributions to the field!
share.google/H07JkPTODApA...
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Happy #FieldworkFriday! 🎉
This week we’re highlighting the REMA Project — Exploring Stone Age lithic and ochre resource management at Rose Cottage Cave and surrounding areas in the eastern Free State (🇿🇦) and western Lesotho (🇱🇸)!
This week we’re highlighting the REMA Project — Exploring Stone Age lithic and ochre resource management at Rose Cottage Cave and surrounding areas in the eastern Free State (🇿🇦) and western Lesotho (🇱🇸)!
August 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Happy #FieldworkFriday! 🎉
This week we’re highlighting the REMA Project — Exploring Stone Age lithic and ochre resource management at Rose Cottage Cave and surrounding areas in the eastern Free State (🇿🇦) and western Lesotho (🇱🇸)!
This week we’re highlighting the REMA Project — Exploring Stone Age lithic and ochre resource management at Rose Cottage Cave and surrounding areas in the eastern Free State (🇿🇦) and western Lesotho (🇱🇸)!
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🌍📣 Exciting News! 📣🌍
The Southern African Archaeology Student Society (SAASS) is heading to SAfA 2025 in Faro, Portugal!
🗓 Wednesday, 23 July 2025
⏰ 10:45 – 11:00
Session 8: Community Outreach and Public Engagement in Africa
Come join us if you're heading to SAfA too!
The Southern African Archaeology Student Society (SAASS) is heading to SAfA 2025 in Faro, Portugal!
🗓 Wednesday, 23 July 2025
⏰ 10:45 – 11:00
Session 8: Community Outreach and Public Engagement in Africa
Come join us if you're heading to SAfA too!
July 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🌍📣 Exciting News! 📣🌍
The Southern African Archaeology Student Society (SAASS) is heading to SAfA 2025 in Faro, Portugal!
🗓 Wednesday, 23 July 2025
⏰ 10:45 – 11:00
Session 8: Community Outreach and Public Engagement in Africa
Come join us if you're heading to SAfA too!
The Southern African Archaeology Student Society (SAASS) is heading to SAfA 2025 in Faro, Portugal!
🗓 Wednesday, 23 July 2025
⏰ 10:45 – 11:00
Session 8: Community Outreach and Public Engagement in Africa
Come join us if you're heading to SAfA too!
Wrapping up my first month in Italy! From exploring collagen yields using NIR, to examining bone surface modifications, running modern specimens through the MALDI-TOF, and learning to interpret collagen signatures—it's been full-on.
@leakeyfoundation.org @National Museum, Bloemfontein
@leakeyfoundation.org @National Museum, Bloemfontein
July 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Wrapping up my first month in Italy! From exploring collagen yields using NIR, to examining bone surface modifications, running modern specimens through the MALDI-TOF, and learning to interpret collagen signatures—it's been full-on.
@leakeyfoundation.org @National Museum, Bloemfontein
@leakeyfoundation.org @National Museum, Bloemfontein
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🎓 Careers in Archaeology and Heritage Spotlight
Meet Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow making waves in the field of archaeology and heritage!
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Meet Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow making waves in the field of archaeology and heritage!
share.google/QqBAbWEVKtLZ...
July 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🎓 Careers in Archaeology and Heritage Spotlight
Meet Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow making waves in the field of archaeology and heritage!
share.google/QqBAbWEVKtLZ...
Meet Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow making waves in the field of archaeology and heritage!
share.google/QqBAbWEVKtLZ...
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🚀 New Blog Post Alert!
Ready to turn your research idea into a funded project? 💡💰
📚 Tips, tools & lessons from experience
🎓 For students, early-career researchers & beyond
📝 Available now on our blog!
share.google/7Y4tAvDoFpdX...
Ready to turn your research idea into a funded project? 💡💰
📚 Tips, tools & lessons from experience
🎓 For students, early-career researchers & beyond
📝 Available now on our blog!
share.google/7Y4tAvDoFpdX...
July 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🚀 New Blog Post Alert!
Ready to turn your research idea into a funded project? 💡💰
📚 Tips, tools & lessons from experience
🎓 For students, early-career researchers & beyond
📝 Available now on our blog!
share.google/7Y4tAvDoFpdX...
Ready to turn your research idea into a funded project? 💡💰
📚 Tips, tools & lessons from experience
🎓 For students, early-career researchers & beyond
📝 Available now on our blog!
share.google/7Y4tAvDoFpdX...
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🌍 Join us for an inspiring webinar! 🌍
"Volunteering for World Heritage: Educational and Cultural Perspectives from Madagascar"
🗓 Date: 3 July 2025
⏰ Time: 3 PM (CAT)
💻 Platform: Zoom (link to be shared)
🔗 Save the date & spread the word!
"Volunteering for World Heritage: Educational and Cultural Perspectives from Madagascar"
🗓 Date: 3 July 2025
⏰ Time: 3 PM (CAT)
💻 Platform: Zoom (link to be shared)
🔗 Save the date & spread the word!
June 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🌍 Join us for an inspiring webinar! 🌍
"Volunteering for World Heritage: Educational and Cultural Perspectives from Madagascar"
🗓 Date: 3 July 2025
⏰ Time: 3 PM (CAT)
💻 Platform: Zoom (link to be shared)
🔗 Save the date & spread the word!
"Volunteering for World Heritage: Educational and Cultural Perspectives from Madagascar"
🗓 Date: 3 July 2025
⏰ Time: 3 PM (CAT)
💻 Platform: Zoom (link to be shared)
🔗 Save the date & spread the word!
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🔬 Ever wondered where science meets heritage?
Meet Patricia Groenewald, a Senior Scientific Officer.
👩🔬 Careers in archaeology and heritage aren’t just about digging—science plays a key role too!
www.saassarchaeology.com/scientific-o...
Meet Patricia Groenewald, a Senior Scientific Officer.
👩🔬 Careers in archaeology and heritage aren’t just about digging—science plays a key role too!
www.saassarchaeology.com/scientific-o...
June 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🔬 Ever wondered where science meets heritage?
Meet Patricia Groenewald, a Senior Scientific Officer.
👩🔬 Careers in archaeology and heritage aren’t just about digging—science plays a key role too!
www.saassarchaeology.com/scientific-o...
Meet Patricia Groenewald, a Senior Scientific Officer.
👩🔬 Careers in archaeology and heritage aren’t just about digging—science plays a key role too!
www.saassarchaeology.com/scientific-o...
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🎉 FREE to join! 🎉
SAASS connects archaeology students across the SADC region. Talks, workshops, networking & more!
Join us: www.saassarchaeology.com/join-saass
📩 officialsaasc@gmail.com
#SAASS #Archaeology #StudentSociety #SouthernAfrica
SAASS connects archaeology students across the SADC region. Talks, workshops, networking & more!
Join us: www.saassarchaeology.com/join-saass
📩 officialsaasc@gmail.com
#SAASS #Archaeology #StudentSociety #SouthernAfrica
June 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🎉 FREE to join! 🎉
SAASS connects archaeology students across the SADC region. Talks, workshops, networking & more!
Join us: www.saassarchaeology.com/join-saass
📩 officialsaasc@gmail.com
#SAASS #Archaeology #StudentSociety #SouthernAfrica
SAASS connects archaeology students across the SADC region. Talks, workshops, networking & more!
Join us: www.saassarchaeology.com/join-saass
📩 officialsaasc@gmail.com
#SAASS #Archaeology #StudentSociety #SouthernAfrica
Kicked off Boomplaas faunal sample work in Cape Town with Christina Ryder 🦴✨ Then to Turin with Christina and joined by Alia and Matt Sponheimer for round two. Using NIR to assess collagen yields – first steps toward unlocking their full potential. Grateful for the collab
@leakeyfoundation.org
@leakeyfoundation.org
June 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Kicked off Boomplaas faunal sample work in Cape Town with Christina Ryder 🦴✨ Then to Turin with Christina and joined by Alia and Matt Sponheimer for round two. Using NIR to assess collagen yields – first steps toward unlocking their full potential. Grateful for the collab
@leakeyfoundation.org
@leakeyfoundation.org
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Get ready for an unforgettable week of growth, connection, and discovery! The 11th annual SAASS Student Development Workshop is happening 1–5 December 2025 🎉
✨ Stay tuned for more details and how to apply!
#SAASS2025 #StudentWorkshop #SaveTheDate #ArchaeologyCommunity #HeritageMatters
✨ Stay tuned for more details and how to apply!
#SAASS2025 #StudentWorkshop #SaveTheDate #ArchaeologyCommunity #HeritageMatters
June 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Get ready for an unforgettable week of growth, connection, and discovery! The 11th annual SAASS Student Development Workshop is happening 1–5 December 2025 🎉
✨ Stay tuned for more details and how to apply!
#SAASS2025 #StudentWorkshop #SaveTheDate #ArchaeologyCommunity #HeritageMatters
✨ Stay tuned for more details and how to apply!
#SAASS2025 #StudentWorkshop #SaveTheDate #ArchaeologyCommunity #HeritageMatters
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🌍 Africa Day 2025 🌍
Today, we celebrate the unity, strength, and vibrant diversity of our continent. On this day in 1963, the Organisation of African Unity was founded—laying the foundation for the African Union and our shared vision for freedom, dignity, and development.
Today, we celebrate the unity, strength, and vibrant diversity of our continent. On this day in 1963, the Organisation of African Unity was founded—laying the foundation for the African Union and our shared vision for freedom, dignity, and development.
May 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
🌍 Africa Day 2025 🌍
Today, we celebrate the unity, strength, and vibrant diversity of our continent. On this day in 1963, the Organisation of African Unity was founded—laying the foundation for the African Union and our shared vision for freedom, dignity, and development.
Today, we celebrate the unity, strength, and vibrant diversity of our continent. On this day in 1963, the Organisation of African Unity was founded—laying the foundation for the African Union and our shared vision for freedom, dignity, and development.
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We are hosting a free online ‘Ask Us Anything’ event as part of the Integrating ZooMS and Zooarchaeology workshop series. For more info and to submit questions: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📅 Date: June 30, 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00 CET
📍 Location: Online (link: univ-tlse2.zoom.us/j/9775805212...)
📅 Date: June 30, 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00 CET
📍 Location: Online (link: univ-tlse2.zoom.us/j/9775805212...)
May 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
We are hosting a free online ‘Ask Us Anything’ event as part of the Integrating ZooMS and Zooarchaeology workshop series. For more info and to submit questions: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📅 Date: June 30, 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00 CET
📍 Location: Online (link: univ-tlse2.zoom.us/j/9775805212...)
📅 Date: June 30, 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00 CET
📍 Location: Online (link: univ-tlse2.zoom.us/j/9775805212...)
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🗓️ Date: Friday, 30 May 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00 – 16:00
📍 Venue: The Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, Yale Road, Braamfontein Campus East
🕒 Time: 15:00 – 16:00
📍 Venue: The Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, Yale Road, Braamfontein Campus East
May 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
🗓️ Date: Friday, 30 May 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00 – 16:00
📍 Venue: The Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, Yale Road, Braamfontein Campus East
🕒 Time: 15:00 – 16:00
📍 Venue: The Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, Yale Road, Braamfontein Campus East
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🖼️ Today we celebrate International Museum Day! 🎉
Museums are more than buildings — they’re spaces for connection, curiosity, and community. Whether preserving the past or inspiring the future, museums help us understand our shared heritage.
Museums are more than buildings — they’re spaces for connection, curiosity, and community. Whether preserving the past or inspiring the future, museums help us understand our shared heritage.
May 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
🖼️ Today we celebrate International Museum Day! 🎉
Museums are more than buildings — they’re spaces for connection, curiosity, and community. Whether preserving the past or inspiring the future, museums help us understand our shared heritage.
Museums are more than buildings — they’re spaces for connection, curiosity, and community. Whether preserving the past or inspiring the future, museums help us understand our shared heritage.
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🔍 Careers in Archaeology and Heritage
Meet Dr. Tim Forssman, a Senior Lecturer making strides in the field and inspiring the next generation of archaeologists. Whether in the classroom or the field, his work helps uncover the rich tapestry of human history.
www.saassarchaeology.com/careersinarc...
Meet Dr. Tim Forssman, a Senior Lecturer making strides in the field and inspiring the next generation of archaeologists. Whether in the classroom or the field, his work helps uncover the rich tapestry of human history.
www.saassarchaeology.com/careersinarc...
May 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🔍 Careers in Archaeology and Heritage
Meet Dr. Tim Forssman, a Senior Lecturer making strides in the field and inspiring the next generation of archaeologists. Whether in the classroom or the field, his work helps uncover the rich tapestry of human history.
www.saassarchaeology.com/careersinarc...
Meet Dr. Tim Forssman, a Senior Lecturer making strides in the field and inspiring the next generation of archaeologists. Whether in the classroom or the field, his work helps uncover the rich tapestry of human history.
www.saassarchaeology.com/careersinarc...
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Are you a student or early career pro in archaeology or heritage with a passion for Southern Africa’s past? Join the Southern African Archaeology Student Society
All membership information available here: www.saassarchaeology.com/join-saass
Join us and grow your network, skills, and impact!
All membership information available here: www.saassarchaeology.com/join-saass
Join us and grow your network, skills, and impact!
May 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Are you a student or early career pro in archaeology or heritage with a passion for Southern Africa’s past? Join the Southern African Archaeology Student Society
All membership information available here: www.saassarchaeology.com/join-saass
Join us and grow your network, skills, and impact!
All membership information available here: www.saassarchaeology.com/join-saass
Join us and grow your network, skills, and impact!
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🌍 NEW BLOG POST 🌍
What can two 12th-century bronze coins tell us about African trade? 🪙
Discover how Swahili coast currency reveals vast and sophisticated trade networks stretching across the continent and beyond.
🔎 Read the full story by Sandee Oster now!
www.saassarchaeology.com/blog
What can two 12th-century bronze coins tell us about African trade? 🪙
Discover how Swahili coast currency reveals vast and sophisticated trade networks stretching across the continent and beyond.
🔎 Read the full story by Sandee Oster now!
www.saassarchaeology.com/blog
May 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🌍 NEW BLOG POST 🌍
What can two 12th-century bronze coins tell us about African trade? 🪙
Discover how Swahili coast currency reveals vast and sophisticated trade networks stretching across the continent and beyond.
🔎 Read the full story by Sandee Oster now!
www.saassarchaeology.com/blog
What can two 12th-century bronze coins tell us about African trade? 🪙
Discover how Swahili coast currency reveals vast and sophisticated trade networks stretching across the continent and beyond.
🔎 Read the full story by Sandee Oster now!
www.saassarchaeology.com/blog