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

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<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>

Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

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

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

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

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60102 - Archaeology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GJ20-02725Y" target="_blank" >GJ20-02725Y: Srovnání transformace městské morfologie z předkoloniálních do koloniálních urbánních tradic</a><br>

Návaznosti

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

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Annals of the Naprstek Museum

ISSN

0231-844X

e-ISSN

2533-5685

Svazek periodika

43

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

18

Strana od-do

107-124

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85135138274