Abstract
ABSTRACT This article is devoted to the identification and preliminary archaeological research of Kasongo-Tongoni, an important caravan settlement located in the east of Central Africa to the west of Lake Tanganyika. Along with Kabambare and Nyangwe, this site was one of the main trading centres on the central caravan route linking the interior of Central Africa to the coast of East Africa during the second half of the nineteenth century. We discuss the current location and extent of the site, using archival data, oral testimony and aerial and satellite imagery. Finally, we present a preliminary field study and the results of a photogrammetric drone survey of what has been identified as the centre of the town. This research confirms the town’s location and offers a first assessment of its spatial organisation.
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