Dembeni

Dembeni is an archeological site in the Dembeni commune on the island of on Grande-Terre, Mayotte, dating from the 9th–12th centuries. Discovered by archeologists in 1975, the site represents a settlement heavily involved in the Indian Ocean trade network. Through analysis of pottery, architectural and cultural evidence, it has been determined that two distinct occupations periods occurred over its history, one dated to the 9th–10th centuries and the second to the 11th–12th centuries. A variety of ceramic artifacts from across the Indian Ocean world have been recovered from the site, indicating the settlement's participation in long-distance trade networks. Additionally, the presence of rock crystal fragments may indicate heavy participation in the Middle Eastern rock crystal trade of the 11th–12th centuries.

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