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060 Kilwa pot sherds 25 Jun 2010

Fri, 25 Jun 10

Pieces of broken pottery¹ found on the island of Kilwa Kisiwani, off the coast of Tanzania. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, sifts² through a selection of broken pots, found on a beach. He finds the variety of glazes³ and decorations reveal a string of thriving communities along the East African coast with links across the Indian Ocean and beyond. Historian Bertram Mapunda and writer Abdulrazak Gurnah help piece together the cross-cultural mix that produced the Swahili culture and language.