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40: 114:, situated nearby, also contains a number of ancient ruins, including several pillar tombs. Prior to its collapse, one of these structures' pillars stood 11 metres (36 ft) high from the ground, making it the tallest of its kind in the region. 210: 169: 47:
A number of world cultures incorporated pillars into tomb structures. Examples of such edifices are found in
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Sanseverino, Hilary Costa (1983). "Archaeological Remains on the Southern Somali Coast".
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Hussein Mohamed Adam (1992). Charles Lee Geshekter (ed.).
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have been found along with pillar tombs, including a rare
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grave
pillar or column

Lycia
Anatolia
Harpy Tomb
Xanthos
medieval
Swahili culture
Swahili Coast
Malindi
Mnarani
coral rag
Hannassa
Somalia
archways
courtyards
octagonal
Port Dunford
doi
10.1080/00672708309511319
The Proceedings of the First International Congress of Somali Studies
ISBN
978-0891306580
Photo of pillar tomb at Gede, Kenya
Category
Burial monuments and structures

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