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Sunlight enters the ruined coral-stone mosque interior through pointed arches and roof openings at Kilwa Kisiwani. — Inside the Great Mosque at Kilwa Kisiwani, photographed on 16 July 2016. Janetmpurdy / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Development, labour & the African cityJournal essay

Kilwa’s trading cities: how archaeology reveals an African urban history

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15 Oct 20265 min read

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