1 9 7 5 , ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁the ▁Som ali ▁government , ▁Ch itt ick ▁led ▁a ▁British - S om ali ▁arch ae ological ▁expedition ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁half ▁of ▁Som alia . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁included ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Som ali ▁National ▁Museum ▁in ▁M og ad ish u , ▁Sa ' id ▁A hm ad ▁Wars ame , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁' A li ▁' Ab d ▁al - R ah man ▁and ▁Fab by ▁N iel son . ▁Part icular ▁emphas is ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁area ▁near ▁Cape ▁Guard af ui ▁in ▁the ▁far ▁n ortheast . ▁Fin anced ▁by ▁the ▁Som ali ▁authorities , ▁the ▁reconna issance ▁mission ▁found ▁numerous ▁examples ▁of ▁historical ▁arte fact s ▁and ▁structures , ▁including ▁ancient ▁co ins , ▁Roman ▁pot tery , ▁dry stone ▁buildings , ▁c air ns , ▁mos ques , ▁w alled ▁en clos ures , ▁standing ▁stones ▁and ▁platform ▁monuments . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁finds ▁were ▁of ▁pre - I sl am ic ▁origin ▁and ▁associated ▁with ▁ancient ▁settlement s ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁century ▁Per i plus ▁of ▁the ▁E ry th ra e an ▁Sea , ▁among ▁other ▁documents . ▁Based ▁on ▁his ▁discover ies , ▁Ch itt ick ▁suggested ▁in ▁particular ▁that ▁the ▁Dam o ▁site ▁in ▁the ▁H af un ▁pen ins ula ▁likely ▁correspond ed ▁with ▁the ▁Per i plus ''' ▁" Mark et ▁and ▁Cape ▁of ▁Sp ices ". ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁smaller