Creating urban communities at Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania, AD 800-1300

Antiquity

Volumn 81, Issue 312, 2007, Pages 368-380

  Wynne Jones, Stephanie ^a  

^a British Institute in Eastern Africa   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Ceramics; East Africa; Kilwa; Medieval; Tanzania; Urbanism

Indexed keywords

CERAMICS; CULTURE; IMPORT; MEDIEVAL; SOCIAL IMPACT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 34250745689     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 0003598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00095247     Document Type: Article

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