.jpg) View of Kuumbi Cave entrance near Jambiani | |
  Shown within Tanzania | |
| Location | Kusini District, Unguja South Region,  Tanzania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 6°21′40″S 39°32′33″E / 6.36111°S 39.54250°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Cultures | Hadimu |
| Site notes | |
| Ownership | Tanzanian Government |
| Management | Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1] |
| Official name | Kuuumbi Caves Site |
| Type | Cultural |
Kuumbi Cave (Pango la Kuumbi in Swahili) 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. Unusual lithic and ceramic finds dated within the last 2,000 years make Kuumbi Cave a unique site.[2] Its name in Swahili, Pango la Kuumbi, translates to "Cave of Creation".
- ^ "Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
- ^ Shipton, Ceri; Crowther, Alison; Kourampas, Nikos; Prendergast, Mary E.; Horton, Mark; Douka, Katerina; Schwenninger, Jean-Luc; Faulkner, Patrick; Quintana Morales, Eréndira M.; Langley, Michelle C.; Tibesasa, Ruth (2016-04-02). "Reinvestigation of Kuumbi Cave, Zanzibar, reveals Later Stone Age coastal habitation, early Holocene abandonment and Iron Age reoccupation". Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa. 51 (2): 197–233. doi:10.1080/0067270x.2016.1173308. hdl:10072/172761. ISSN 0067-270X.