Shipwreck evidence from Kilwa, Tanzania

Edward Pollard; Charles Richard Bates; Elgidius  Ichumbaki; Caesar  Bita

doi:10.1111/1095-9270.12185

Shipwreck evidence from Kilwa, Tanzania

Edward Pollard
, Charles Richard Bates
, Elgidius Ichumbaki
, Caesar Bita

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This article reports on the artefacts and environment of marine ballast and pottery sites identified through inter-tidal and underwater survey around Kilwa, Tanzania, one of the most important medieval sultanates along the east African coast. An inter-tidal site on the limestone fringing reef on the approaches to Kilwa Kisiwani Harbour and an underwater site within the harbour have been dated from associated pottery to c.8th–10th century and the 13th–16th century respectively. The presence of exotic basalt ballast is discussed as an indicator of wreck-sites.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	352-369
Number of pages	18
Journal	International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
Volume	45
Issue number	2
Early online date	29 Jun 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1095-9270.12185
Publication status	Published - Sept 2016

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Keywords

Kilwa
Tanzania
Medieval
Shipwrecks
Basalt ballast

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