Chibuene is a Mozambican archaeological site, located five kilometres south of the coastal city of Vilanculos South Beach. The site was occupied during two distinct phases. The earlier phase of occupation dates to the late first millennium AD. The second phase dates from around 1450 and is contemporaneous with the Great Zimbabwe civilization in the African interior. During both phases of its development Chibuene was a trading settlement. Trade goods obtained from the site include glass beads, painted blue and white ceramics, and glass bottle fragments. The later phase of settlement has yielded remains of medieval structures as well as evidence of metallurgy. Crucibles have been found that were presumably used to melt gold obtained from trade with the Great Zimbabwe civilization. There is evidence that Chibuene traded extensively with the inland settlement of Manyikeni. Mozambique has jointly inscribed these two properties on their tentative version of the World Heritage List.
Chibuene is a Mozambican archaeological site, located five kilometres south of the coastal city of Vilanculos South Beach. The site was occupied during...
settlement traded extensively with the medieval coastal settlement of Chibuene. Manyikeni can be reached from Vilanculos by driving to the EN1 and then...
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO (CC BY 3.0 IGO) license. "Manyikeni and Chibuene". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20. "The Quirimbas Archipelago"...
as far south into Mozambique as evidenced by the ancient port town of Chibuene. Beginning in the 9th century, a growing involvement in Indian Ocean trade...
Marilee; Dussubieux, Laure; Robertshaw, Peter (2012-06-01). "The glass of chibuene, mozambique: New insights into early indian ocean trade". South African...
the area by sea and traded pearls and ambergris, and they also traded at Chibuene in the south. The area became well known for its local cotton spinning...
as far south into Mozambique as evidenced by the ancient port town of Chibuene Bantu city-states in the coast participated in the incipient Swahili culture...
Marilee; Dussubieux, Laure; Robertshaw, Peter (1 June 2012). "The glass of chibuene, mozambique: New insights into early indian ocean trade". South African...
between the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers, with the Swahili merchants at Chibuene. By the mid-13th century, Mapungubwe was abandoned. After the decline of...
1500 BP) Driekops Eiland (2500 BP) Bambata Cave (215 CE) Ziwa (1630 BP) Chibuene (7th century CE) Toutswemogala Hill (7th century CE – 19th century CE)...
Marilee; Dussubieux, Laure; Robertshaw, Peter (2012-06-01). "The glass of chibuene, mozambique: New insights into early indian ocean trade". South African...
Archaeological sites that have procured Tana Ware include Kuumbi Cave, Zanzibar; Chibuene, Mozambique; Manda, Kenya; Dakawa, Tanzania; and many others. There are...
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