A forgotten city thought to date back as far as the 10th century AD has been uncovered by a team of archaeologists in eastern Ethiopia.Artefacts from Egypt, India and China have been found in the city in the Harlaa region.The archaeologists also uncovered a 12th Century mosque which is similar to those found in Tanzania and Somaliland. ... The team also found jewellery and other artefacts from Madagascar, the Maldives, Yemen and China.Harlaa was a "rich, cosmopolitan" centre for jewellery making, Prof Insoll said.
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