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Archaeological beads are made from all sorts of materials: glass, bone, stone, terracotta and more. The materials can be clues to the time and place of the beads manufacturing as well as tell a lot about the people who made and used them. Beads can…

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…

A 3D indicating a ruined pool located as part of Husuni Kubwa ruin

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…

A 3D indicating Kilwa coast shoreline