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Stone Anchor: This stone anchor was recovered from the shoreline of Kilwa Kisiwani in Tanzania. It is an Indo-Arabian stone anchor shank measuring 1.2m long and 0.35m wide. A similar stone anchor has been in Sirafu in the Persian Gulf region, and it…

Scleractinian coral from the shore of KIlwa Kisiwani - A sample of the material used in the building of the Great Mosque, Husuni Kubwa and other stone buildings on the island. The individual coralites have an average diameter of around 6mm in this…

This is one of the early ship engravings in one of the rooms of Husuni Kubwa (Great Palace) in Kilwa Kiswani. This ship engraving was incised into the plaster of the internal wall of Husuni Kubwa certainly at the time when the palace was built during…

A 3D showing ruin of the 14th century Great Palace (Husuni Kubwa) found on shores of Kilwa Kisiwani built by Sultan al-Hasan bin Sulaiman. It was built by blocks of coral stones. Features that can be seen today includes court, rooms, swimming pool…