Asa Koma

Asa Koma
Pottery found in Asa Koma
Location	Asa Koma, Djibouti
Access	Public

Asa Koma ("Red Hill") is an archaeological site in Djibouti.

Overview

Asa Koma is an inland lake area on the Gobaad Plain. Pottery predating the mid-2nd millennium has been found at the site. The ware is characterized by punctate and incision geometric designs, which bear a similarity to the Sabir culture phase 1 ceramics from Ma'layba in Southern Arabia.^[1] Additionally, ceramics like some of the pottery from Sihi on the Saudi coast and Subr on the Yemeni littoral have been found here.^[2]

Long-horned humpless cattle bones have also been discovered at Asa Koma, suggesting that domesticated cattle was present by around 3,500 years ago.^[3]

Notes

1. Walter Raunig, Steffen Wenig (2005). Afrikas Horn. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 439. ISBN 3447051752. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
2. Istituto universitario orientale (Naples, Italy) (1998). Annali, Volume 58. Edizione universitarie. p. 527. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
3. Connah, Graham (2004). Forgotten Africa: An Introduction to Its Archaeology. Routledge. p. 46. ISBN 1134403038. Retrieved 7 September 2014.