Survey and analysis of the architectural heritage at Jumba la Mtwana and Mnarani, precolonial Swahili towns in Kenya

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F49777513%3A23330%2F22%3A43965400" target="_blank" >RIV/49777513:23330/22:43965400 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://publikace.nm.cz/en/periodicals/annals-of-the-naprstek-museum/43-1/survey-and-analysis-of-the-architectural-heritage-at-jumba-la-mtwana-and-mnarani-precolonial-swahili-towns-in-kenya" target="_blank" >https://publikace.nm.cz/en/periodicals/annals-of-the-naprstek-museum/43-1/survey-and-analysis-of-the-architectural-heritage-at-jumba-la-mtwana-and-mnarani-precolonial-swahili-towns-in-kenya</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.37520/anpm.2022.007" target="_blank" >10.37520/anpm.2022.007</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Survey and analysis of the architectural heritage at Jumba la Mtwana and Mnarani, precolonial Swahili towns in Kenya

Original language description

In 2021, a survey of two sites, known as Jumba la Mtwana and Mnarani in Kenya took place, which date between the 14th and 16th centuries CE. The sites represent some of the Swahili towns on the East African coast that were in the precolonial period taking part in trade along the coastline, to inland Africa and as far as the Middle East, India, and China. Today, the sites feature standing remains of various architectural features constructed of coral rag, a local type of limestone. This paper reports on a high-definition survey, which for the first time documented the entirety of the standing remains, spatial layout, and a configuration of these predominantly Islamic towns. The survey was conducted using a combination of 3D scanning technologies and photography, aimed at achieving two goals - documenting the state of preservation of the architectural remains and, perhaps more importantly, answering research questions in Swahili archaeology pertaining to the organisation of the urban constructed space. The preliminary results show that data from the conducted survey bring new information on the life-cycles of mosque architecture or on the construction of exterior urban space, contributing to the discussion on the existence and organisation of streets.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

60102 - Archaeology

Project

<a href="/en/project/GJ20-02725Y" target="_blank" >GJ20-02725Y: Comparing urban morphological transformation in precolonial to colonial urban traditions</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Annals of the Naprstek Museum

ISSN

0231-844X

e-ISSN

2533-5685

Volume of the periodical

43

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

18

Pages from-to

107-124

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85135138274