Museum of Early Men

Museum of Early Men is a museum in Zanzibar Central/South, Tanzania. Museum of Early Men is situated nearby to the archaeological site Kuumbi Cave, as well as near the town Makunduchi.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kuumbi Cave and Tongoni Ruins.

Kuumbi Cave

Archaeological site

Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kuumbi Cave is an archaeological site located in Kusini District, Unguja South Region of Tanzania. It has been important in determining patterns of human occupation since its formation over 20,000 years ago. Kuumbi Cave is situated 380 metres southwest of Museum of Early Men.

Tongoni Ruins

Archaeological site

Photo: barnsburntdown, CC BY 2.0.

The Tongoni Ruins are a 15th-century Swahili ruins of a mosque and forty tombs located in Tongoni ward in Tanga District inside Tanga Region of Tanzania. Tongoni Ruins is situated 2½ km south of Museum of Early Men.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jambiani and Makunduchi.

Jambiani

Photo: Veritech, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jambiani is a group of villages on the Tanzanian island of Unguja, part of Zanzibar. It is located on the southeast coast between Paje and Makunduchi.

Makunduchi

Town

Photo: Marwa elchazly, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Makunduchi is a historic town and district capital in the Kusini District of the Unguja South Region in Tanzania. It is located inside the Kajengwa ward, and Mtegani ward, occupying Kiongoni neighborhood, Nganani neighborhood and Kijini neighborhood. Makunduchi is situated 6 km south of Museum of Early Men.

Museum of Early Men

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Zanzibar Central/South, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-6.35932° or 6° 21′ 34″ south

Longitude

39.54525° or 39° 32′ 43″ east

Open location code

6G5XJGRW+74

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14157674383

OpenStreetMap feature

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