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Contents
Summary.......................................................................................................................................... 5
Preface ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Acknowledgements........................................................................................................................ 7
Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 8
Details of the Work ..................................................................................................................... 10
Laboratory Analysis .................................................................................................................... 13
THE WORKING AREA .............................................................................................................. 15
Physical and Natural Environment ............................................................................................. 16
District of Moramanga ................................................................................................................ 17
District of Brickaville .................................................................................................................. 19
District of Toamasina .................................................................................................................. 19
Key Characteristics of the Regions Affected ........................................................................... 20
Cyclones ...................................................................................................................................... 21
Exceptional Biodiversity ............................................................................................................. 22
Historical Context ......................................................................................................................... 24
Role of the East Coast in the History of Madagascar ................................................................ 25
• Settlement of the East Coast................................................................................................... 25
• History of Toamasina ................................................................................................................ 29
• History of Moramanga.............................................................................................................. 31
• The Importance of Trade .......................................................................................................... 32
ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORKS .................................................................................................. 35
Known Archaeological Data ....................................................................................................... 36
Sites Discovered with Ambatovy ................................................................................................ 41