Salweyn
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Salweyn, also known as Salwine, is a proto-Somali archaeological site located in the Sanaag region of Somaliland.
Overview
Salweyn is situated to the east of the old coastal town of Heis.{{cite book|last1=Somali Studies International Association|first1=Hussein Mohamed Adam, Charles Lee Geshekter (ed.)|title=The Proceedings of the First International Congress of Somali Studies|date=1992|publisher=Scholars Press|isbn=0891306587|pages=39–40|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mM8tAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=13 October 2014}} A small eponymous creek is located in the area.{{cite book|title=Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London|date=1881|publisher=Royal Geographical Society of London|page=571|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lL40AQAAIAAJ|accessdate=18 October 2014}}
The site contains a very large field of cairns, which stretches for a distance of around 8 km. An excavation of one of these tumuli by Georges Révoil in 1881 uncovered a tomb, beside which were artefacts pointing to an ancient, advanced civilization. The interred objects included pottery sherds from Samos, some well-crafted enamels, and a mask of Ancient Greek design.
Additionally, close to the cairns are a number of rows of standing stones. These menhirs are similar to those at Heis and Botiala.{{cite book|last1=Chittick|first1=Neville|title=Newsletter of the Society of Africanist Archaeologists, Issues 24-32|date=1984|publisher=Department of Archaeology, University of Calgary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lgnxAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=4 September 2014}}
Along with Macajilayn, Salweyn is also the only local site where specialized ancient disc-like monuments have been found.