Geophysical survey at kilwa kisiwani, Tanzania

Journal of African Archaeology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 207-220

  Fleisher, Jeffrey ^a   Wynne Jones, Stephanie ^b   Steele, Charlene ^c   Welham, Kate ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coral architecture; Kilwa kisiwani; Magnetometry; Spatial organization; Swahili; Urban space

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866560357     PISSN: 16121651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3213/2191-5784-10220     Document Type: Article

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