The early Swahili trade village of Tumbe, Pemba Island, Tanzania, AD 600-950

Antiquity

Volumn 87, Issue 338, 2013, Pages 1151-1168

  Fleisher, Jeffrey ^a   La Violette, Adria ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AD600 950; Copper; Glass; Pemba Island; Settlement; Shell beads; Swahili; Tanzania; Trade; Tumbe

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888389420     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00049929     Document Type: Article

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