Africa

ISBN: 9781845532536
Published by : Equinox
This book contextualises and synthesises the major cultural changes that took place in the southern Levant and northeast Africa during the 5th and 4th millennia BC, with particular reference to animal husbandry, agriculture, exchange and inter... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780415436441
Published by : Routledge Ltd
Dexter Hoyos, author of many previous studies of individual aspects of Carthaginian history, here provides a solid and welcome overview of Carthage, its history, politics, institutions, religion, society, culture, architecture and archaeology. ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780415436458
Published by : Routledge Ltd
Dexter Hoyos, author of many previous studies of individual aspects of Carthaginian history, here provides a solid and welcome overview of Carthage, its history, politics, institutions, religion, society, culture, architecture and archaeology. ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780141018096
Published by : Penguin Books Ltd
The history of Carthage is all too often seen through Roman eyes, with the vast majority of surviving ancient sources written by Romans and emphasising Carthaginian perfidy and bellicosity. This book aims to redress the balance, exploring the h... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780715639054
Published by : Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd.
This short incisive book focuses on Africa, examining the key issues and threats affecting the archaeological resource, including governance, neglect, conflict, climate change and globalisation. The authors examine the context of archaeology w... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407306360
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This volume investigates the colonial costal landscape of Tanzania, looking in depth at urban environments as well as a comparative case study of Mombassa. It examined interactions between humans and the natural environment, the maritime settin... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789042922068
Published by : Peeters Press
This book is a study of various aspects of life in the cities of Roman Africa. It focuses on the position and the role of the plebs, first of all within the Church, and secondly within the Church's secular environment. It argues that the people... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780714125923
Published by : British Museum Company Ltd
Part of the British Museum's Objects in Focus series, this compact book offers a well illustrated guide to the crowned bronze head unearthed at Ife in Nigeria in 1938. It places the head in its historical and artistic context, and introduces th... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521515474
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage from 248 to his death in the persecution of Valerian in 258, was a key figure in the church during the Decian persecution, and is one of our sole sources writing in the mid 3rd century. This book combines intellectua... .... Learn More