The Evolution of Settlement Systems in the Region of Vohemar, Northeast Madagascar

Henry T. Wright, Robert E. Dewar, Chantal Radimilahy, and Lucien M. A. Rakotozafy report on the results of a four-year archaeological survey on the northeast coast of Madagascar, near the town of Vohemar. Researchers found evidence of a roughly 600-year-old port site; early estuarine villages of the seventh and eighth centuries; and a rock shelter with microlithic tools.