Art & Archaeology

ISBN: 9781841719788
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Oxbow says: This volume provides both an introduction to the Diamare region of northern Cameroon, and its neighbouring regions, and is testament to the important work of Alain Marliac, now in retirement. It is a synthesis of information and evi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780979227608
Published by : Stone Age Institute Press
The earliest traces of proto-human technology emerged over 2.5 million years ago on the African continent. Called the Oldowan after the famous site of Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, these technologies herald a major evolutionary shift in the human ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781405101554
Published by : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
This collection of eighteen newly commissioned essays by some of the leading figures in African archaeology today intends to introduce the subject to students, guiding them through the current trends of research, whilst also encouraging them to... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781405101561
Published by : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
This collection of eighteen newly commissioned essays by some of the leading figures in African archaeology today intends to introduce the subject to students, guiding them through the current trends of research, whilst also encouraging them to... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780759102590
Published by : AltaMira Press
For many years imperialist thinking perpetuated a picture of Africa and Africans as `passive receptacles of foreign influences', something which this and other books seek to redress. Here, Africans are portrayed as having been firmly engaged i... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841718606
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This second volume in a series publishing the results of the UNESCO-Sudan Antiquities Service Survey in northern Sudan, ahead of the flooding of the area by the Aswan High Dam, focuses on the Christian Nubian period sites dating to between AD58... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780415305907
Published by : Routledge Ltd
Aimed at students and informed general readers, this well-presented study introduces the major sites and themes of African archaeology, focusing on the `explanations that are currently most widely accepted'. A huge time span is covered in 29 b... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780415305914
Published by : Routledge Ltd
Aimed at students and informed general readers, this well-presented study introduces the major sites and themes of African archaeology, focusing on the `explanations that are currently most widely accepted'. A huge time span is covered in 29 b... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841716572
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
At one time, iron was a highly valued commodity in Africa and ironworkers were both admired and feared for their knowledge and skills. This study presents the results of ethnoarchaeological fieldwork carried out among the Pangwa and Fipa people... .... Learn More