Structures and Settlement Organization at Kua Ruins, Juani (Mafia Archipelago, Tanzania)

The settlement of Kua in the Mafia Archipelago, Tanzania, has considerable research potential. It was surveyed in 2010 as part of a larger project to understand the maritime landscapes of the archipelago and elucidate the social context of maritime exploitation. The study provided the opportunity to...

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Published in:The African archaeological review 2019-06, Vol.36 (2), p.249-269
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description The settlement of Kua in the Mafia Archipelago, Tanzania, has considerable research potential. It was surveyed in 2010 as part of a larger project to understand the maritime landscapes of the archipelago and elucidate the social context of maritime exploitation. The study provided the opportunity to examine Swahili architecture and settlement patterns during a period when Swahili engagement with the Indian Ocean world was in decline. The previous researchers in this region have often overlooked the settlements of this period, ca. sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, and have dismissed their architectural features as "uninspiring" (Chittick 1957, p. 3). This article offers a detailed record of the structural remains at Kua in order to facilitate a greater understanding of the historical and cultural place of the settlement within the wider Swahili world. The study also contributes to the comprehensive understanding of the Swahili built landscape and organization of space. Le site de Kua dans l'archipel de Mafia, Tanzanie, présente un potentiel de recherche considérable. Etudié en 2010 dans le cadre d'un plus grand projet afin de comprendre les paysages maritimes de l'archipel et de clarifier le contexte social de l'exploitation maritime, le relevé détaillé des vestiges nous donne l'opportunité d'examiner l'architecture et les modèles de peuplement durant une période où les relations Swahili avec l'Océan Indien étaient en déclin. Les colonies de cette période – ca. seizième au dixhuitième siècle – ont souvent été omises par les chercheurs dans la région, leurs caractéristiques architecturales ayant été reléguées comme étant « uninspiring» (Chittick 1957, p. 3). Cet article offre un compte rendu détaillé des vestiges structurels de Kua afin de permettre une meilleure compréhension du lieu historique et culturel de la colonie au sein du monde Swahili au sens large. L'étude contribue également à la compréhension globale du paysage construit et de l'organisation de l'espace en Swahili.
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