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

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dc.contributor.authorBaumanová, Monika
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-12T10:00:22Z
dc.date.available2022-09-12T10:00:22Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstract-translatedIn 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.en
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dc.identifier.citationBAUMANOVÁ, M. Survey and analysis of the architectural heritage at Jumba la Mtwana and Mnarani, precolonial Swahili towns in Kenya. Annals of the Naprstek Museum, 2022, roč. 43, č. 1, s. 107-124. ISSN: 0231-844Xcs
dc.identifier.doi10.37520/anpm.2022.007
dc.identifier.issn0231-844X
dc.identifier.obd43936399
dc.identifier.uri2-s2.0-85135138274
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11025/49629
dc.language.isoenen
dc.project.IDGJ20-02725Y/Srovnání transformace městské morfologie z předkoloniálních do koloniálních urbánních tradiccs
dc.publisherNational Museum Pragueen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAnnals of the Naprstek Museumen
dc.rights© National Museumen
dc.rights.accessopenAccessen
dc.subject.translatedSwahilien
dc.subject.translatedspatial organisationen
dc.subject.translatedEast African coasten
dc.subject.translated3D scanningen
dc.subject.translatedSwahili archaeologyen
dc.subject.translatedurbanismen
dc.titleSurvey and analysis of the architectural heritage at Jumba la Mtwana and Mnarani, precolonial Swahili towns in Kenyaen
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dc.type.statusPeer-revieweden
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