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====Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa====
In Central Africa the [[Sao civilisation|Sao Civilisation]] flourished for over a millennium beginning in the 6th century BC. The Sao lived by the [[Chari River]] south of [[Lake Chad]] in territory that later became part of present-day [[Cameroon]] and [[Chad]]. Sao artifacts show that they were skilled workers in [[bronze]], [[copper]], and [[iron]],<ref name="Fanso 19">Fanso 19.</ref> with finds including bronze sculptures, terracotta statues of human and animal figures, coins, funerary urns, household utensils, jewellery, highly decorated pottery, and spears.<ref>Fanso 19; Hudgens and Trillo 1051.</ref> Nearby, around [[Lake Ejagham]] in south-west [[Cameroon]], the [[Ekoi people#History|Ekoi Civilisation]] rose circa 2nd century AD, and are most notable for constructing the [[Ikom monoliths]]. Further east, the northern part of the [[Swahili coast]] was home to the elusive [[Azania]], most likely a [[Southern Cushitic language|Southern Cushitic]] polity.<ref>{{Cite book |title=JournalInsert Hilton, John (1993-10). "Peoples of Azania". Electronic Antiquity: Communicating the Classics. 1 (5). ISSN 1320-3606. Check date values in: {{!}}date= (help)}}</ref>
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