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The Iron Age archaeological remains of a farming community and cemetery near the confluence of the Zambezi and Lusitu rivers in Zambia. The site was first occupied in the 7th century AD, and reached its pinnacle in the 15th century AD. Artifacts recovered from the site included textiles, probably traded from India, and copper ore in ingots; the residents probably traded the ingots with the people of Great Zimbabwe. The Ingombe Illede (means "where the cow sleeps") ceramic tradition, named after the site, refers to several sites with the same kinds of pottery between about 1300 and 1500 AD.
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