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Ntusi (Uganda)

By K. Kris Hirst, About.com

Definition: The site of Ntusi in Uganda is a late Iron Age site, possibly related to Bigo Bya Mugenyi and the Chwezi dynasty, occupied between the 10th and 14th centuries AD. The villagers probably lived in small cane huts and grew sorghum and millet and herded cattle. The made ceramic pots with a distinctive rouletted pattern. The first archaeological investigations at Ntusi were conducted under colonial rule in the mid-1930s; more recent excavations have been conducted by Andrew Reid.

This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.

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