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Mapping Africa's Endangered Archaeological Sites and Monuments project funded by Arcadia.

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The answer is: Le fort d’Estrées, à la Pointe Nord, reconstruit en 1856 par Pinet Laprade, fut d’abord une batterie militaire avant d’être transformé en prison civile, puis reconverti en 1989 en Musée historique, faisant de lui un édifice au parcours singulier.
November 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The Answer is: William Ponty School in Sébikotane, a top pre-independence institution, trained West Africa’s future leaders—teachers, executives. Known as “Pontins,” alumni included Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Modibo Keïta, Hubert Maga, and Léopold Sédar Senghor, later heads of state and ministers.
November 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The answer is: Pujini Ruins (Magofu ya mji wa kale wa Pujini) is a medieval site near Pujini village in Chake Chake District, Pemba South. Once home to a fortified palace of Mkame Mdume, only wall ruins remain. It is one of Pemba’s National Historic Sites, along with Chambani and Ras Mkumbuu.
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The answer is: On the slopes of Mathari, Nyeri, lies the Italian Memorial Church — built by Italian POWs (1942–45) to honour 676 fallen soldiers. A moving reminder of loss, craftsmanship, and reconciliation. 🇮🇹

#KenyaHeritage #KenyaHistory #ItalianMemorialChurch #RememberingWW2
October 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
@tness16.bsky.social Congratulations, your answer is correct, The Chapel of Hathor (formerly designated as the “Roman Kiosk”) merges Hellenistic/Roman and Egyptian architectural and decorative elements to create an autonomous Meroitic architectural creation.
October 23, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The answer is: Thiékène, in central Senegal, is home to the remarkable Cekeen site, known for its funerary sand mounds called mbanaar. With over 10,316 mounds across 1,896 sites, Senegal hosts one of Africa’s largest concentrations. Cekeen’s tallest mound, Wago Fal, rises about 12 meters.
October 16, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Congratulations @Paul Montgomery your Answer is correct. Al Khandaq village, was a key Nubian town. A New Kingdom site with a temple of Amenhotep, later a Makurian fort and monastery. It thrived as a Nile port (17th–20th c.), linking west Sudan. Once a key district, it declined by mid-20th century.
October 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM