Sao on the map of Africa of the 7th century between Bantu and Tuareg
Sao is a sedentary agricultural culture of the interior of North Africa in the interfluve of Logone and Shari ( Chad ), which existed in the 5th century. BC e. - XVI centuries. n e. [1] Discovered by French scientists at the beginning of the 20th century. The basis of the economy was agriculture. Also, carriers of sao (ancestors of kotoko ) were known for metalworking ( iron ) and pottery. Archaeologists have discovered fortified settlements of this culture. The end of the Sao was put by the migration of the Zagawa nomads, who created the state of Kanem-Bornu .
Notes
- ↑ Lake Chad | lake, Africa . Encyclopedia Britannica. Date of treatment January 30, 2016.
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