Gedi (The Vanished Historic City) onthe East African Coast: A Study of ItsHistory and Civilization in Light ofArchaeological Evidence
Gedi holds exceptional research value as a unique case among the ruined Swahili towns of the East African coast: it is entirely absent from every historical source contemporary with its period of flourishing—Arabic or Portuguese—despite these sources' meticulous documentation of neighboring towns such as Mogadishu, Kil...