Question

Many historians now believe that intercontinental trade along the coast of East Africa began in the first century CE, much earlier than was once thought. What archaeological evidence led historians to this conclusion?<br>

pottery that historians believe was used to store gold and other currency for use in trade

detailed records of trade transactions, some of them dating back to the first century

ruins of storehouses and trading equipment that can be carbon-dated to before the European Middle Ages

artifacts from the first century that reveal a civilization too advanced and wealthy to be built on local trade alone

Answer 1

artifacts from the first century that reveal a civilization too advanced and wealthy to be built on local trade alone

Archaeologists have found imported Roman and Indian goods (amphorae, finewares, glass beads, coins, etc.) at East African coastal sites dated to the 1st century CE, showing active long‑distance trade.