Here lie the ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani, once a bustling port on the Indian Ocean trade route, where ships loaded with gold.

Here lie the ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani, once a bustling port on the Indian Ocean trade route, where ships loaded with gold, spices, and porcelain gathered in significant numbers. Now, just across ...

Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania, 2023 Image by Sosena Solomon, courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art “That was the highlight for me,” Solomon says. “The physical experience of getting to the ...