Macajilayn, also spelled Mecajilayn, is a
proto-Somali archaeological site located in the
Sanaag region of
Somaliland
Somaliland,; ar, صوماليلاند ', ' officially the Republic of Somaliland,, ar, جمهورية صوماليلاند, link=no ''Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd'' is a ''de facto'' sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still conside ...
.
Overview
Macajilayn is situated to the east of the old coastal town of
Heis.
The site contains a number of
cairn
A cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones raised for a purpose, usually as a marker or as a burial mound. The word ''cairn'' comes from the gd, càrn (plural ).
Cairns have been and are used for a broad variety of purposes. In prehis ...
s, from which excavations have yielded
Roman and
Nubian imports. Based on these finds, the structures have been estimated to date between the 1st and 4th centuries CE.
Additionally, along with
Salweyn, Macajilayn is the only local site where specialized ancient disc-like monuments have been found.
References
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Archaeological sites in Somaliland
Sanaag