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The Archaeology of Tanzanian Coastal Landscapes in the 6th to 15th Centuries AD: The Middle Iron Age of the Region
Edward John David Pollard
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This study seeks insights into the peoples and traditions of the Tanzanian coast, East Africa, during the 6th to 15th century through the application of archaeological survey and excavation techniques in the vicinity of the two important trading centres of Kaole and Kilwa. It adopts a maritime cultural landscape perspective, an approach that has seen very limited previous application to the East African coast, despite the central role played by the sea in the development of its port settlements and exploitation of its resources. Six themes are covered, namely the identification of coastal settlement sites and establishment of their chronology; recognition of principal phases in settlement development; exploitation of maritime resources and economy; identification of settlement location in relationship to the physical environment of the coast; establishment of the hierarchical nature of coastal settlement; and recognition of the principal harbour and port types.
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Cover Page
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Copyright Page
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Table of Contents
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Acknowledgements
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Preface
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Abbreviations
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Chapter 1. Introduction
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1.1 The Study
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1.2 The Archaeological Context
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1.3 Aims and Objectives
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1.4 The study area
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1.5 Sources
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1.6 Methodology
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1.7 Organisation of the study
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Chapter 2: The Natural Environment of the East African Coast
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2.1 Geological History
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2.2 Coastal Geomorphology
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2.3 Physical Oceanography
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2.4 Climatology
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2.5 Resources
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Chapter 3. Theoretical Approaches to Coastal Settlement and Port Development
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3.1 Coastal settlement theory in an East African context
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3.2 Maritime cultural landscapes
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3.3 Fishing
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3.4 Development of Ports and Harbours
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3.5 Ports in the Past: Structures, Activities and Change
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Chapter 4. Historical Chronology of the East African Maritime Coastal Landscape
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4.1 Introduction
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4.2 Early Iron Age (2nd century BC to 6th century AD)
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4.3 Middle Iron Age: 6th to 10th centuries
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4.4 Middle Iron Age: 11th to 15th centuries AD
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Chapter 5. Location and Morphology of East African Coastal Settlement
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5.1 Position of Early Iron Age Ports
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5.2 Location of 6th- to 15th-century coastal settlement
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5.3 Spatial morphology of settlements
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5.4 Rèsumè of coastal settlement
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Chapter 6. Kilwa
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6.1 Introduction
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6.2 Environment
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6.3 Archaeology and history
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6.4 Settlement
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6.5 Landing places and communication
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6.6 Industry and resources
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6.6 Industry and resources
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6.7 Causeways and platforms
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6.8 Overview of maritime archaeological discoveries at Kilwa
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Chapter 7. Kaole
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7.1 Introduction
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7.2 Environment
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7.3 Previous archaeological and historical research
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7.4 Settlement
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7.5 Landings and communication
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7.6 Industry
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Chapter 8. Kilwa and Kaole in the Middle Iron Age
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8.1 Introduction
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8.2 Middle Iron Age (6th to 15th century) coastal settlement chronology
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8.3 Settlement development
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8.4 Resource exploitation and economy
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8.5: Coastal settlement in relation to the physical environment
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8.6: A model of coastal settlement for the Middle Iron Age
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8.7: Harbours and ports on the East African coast.
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Chapter 9: Overview and Future Directions
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Bibliography
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Appendices
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Appendix 1: Somalian to Comorian ports from the EIA to the 15th century AD.
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Appendix 2a: Kilwa Kisiwani Harbour Landing Places
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Appendix 2b: Kaole Area Landing Places
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Appendix 3: Kilwa Sites
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Appendix 4: Kaole Sites
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Appendix 5: Kilwa Test Pit Tables
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Appendix 6: Kaole Test Pit Tables
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Published: 2008
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407303536 (paperback)
- 9781407333809 (ebook)
BAR Number: S1873