Resumo
Between the 13th to the 16th centuries, the Horn of Africa went through major transformations that marked the dynamics of this region. One of this transformations was the introduction of Islam through the Red Sea’s trade circuits that linked the Horn of Africa with the rest of the world.In this comunication, the aim is to analyse these changes through archaeology, studying the material culture, the conception and construction of the landscape, the hybridisation between pre-islamic and islamic elements, the maintenance of the sacred nature of some places from a time before the arrival of Islam, etc. Examine all these elements will not only provide an overview of the changes that this region of Africa underwent in medieval times, but will also enable us to understand it as a context in which there’s no break with all that existed in the Horn of Africa before the Islam, but one that reflects changes but at the same time peaceful coexistence and even synergies between the two traditions.
Palabras chave
Slam. Archaeology. Sultanates. Nomads. Horn of Africa. Medieval Period.