Shanga: The Archaeology of a Muslim Trading Community on the Coast of East Africa |
Contents
Shanga from the air looking south | 6 |
Wall constructed in Porites coral | 28 |
Eastern Mosque from the north | 36 |
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appear associated base beads bones bowls brown building built central century coast coins common complete construction contained coral courtyard decoration deposits diameter distribution earlier early East Africa Eastern enclosure evidence example excavation face fish floor four fragment Friday Mosque glass glaze green grey houses imported indicate island jars Lamu late later levels loam located material metres mihrab Mixed mofa natural occupation orange original pale paste Pate period phase pieces plaster Plate Porites possible post-holes pottery probably recorded rect remains roof rubble sand Scale settlement Shanga shell sherds showing side similar single spreads stone street Structure suggests surface Swahili tenth century timber tombs town trade tradition trench vessel wall yellow