Forgotten Africa : an introduction to its archaeology / Graham Connah.
| Author/creator | Connah, Graham |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, ©2004. |
| Description | xiii, 193 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Africa : the birthplace of humanity -- Stone tools and adaptation : the origins of the genus Homo -- Africa's gift to the world : the earliest Homo sapiens -- Living off the land : later hunter gatherers in Africa -- Putting ideas on stone : the rock art of southern Africa -- Pictures from a lost world : the rock art of the Sahara -- Producing food : early developments in North and West Africa -- Producing food : adaptation in North-East and East Africa -- The power of metal : the origins of African iron-working -- Ancient Egypt : 3000 years of achievement -- Nubia : a meeting place of different people -- Aksum : a trading metropolis on the Ethiopian Plateau -- Church and state : survival in Ethiopia -- Opportunity and constraint : the Lake Chad story -- Facing the Mediterranean : Carthaginian, Greek and Roman North Africa -- Qsar es-Seghir : front door to Europe, front door to Africa -- Jenné-jeno : an early city on the Middle Niger -- Voyages in the Sahara : the desert trade with West Africa -- Igbo-Ukwu : a challenge from the past -- Ancestral faces : ancient sculpture in Nigeria -- Benin City : from forest power to world fame -- Pots and people : early farmers south of the Equator -- The testimony of the dead : life in the Upemba Depression -- 'One beautiful garden' : production and power amongst the Great Lakes -- Facing two worlds : the trading settlements of the East African coast -- Projecting power : Great Zimbabwe and related sites -- Deserted settlements with a story : later farmers in Southern Africa -- Outsiders on the inside : the impact of European expansion -- Remembering Africa's past. |
| Local note | Little-347692--305131054022Q |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-185) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004002073 |
| ISBN | 041530590X |
| ISBN | 9780415305907 |
| ISBN | 0415305918 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780415305914 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0203511808 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9780203511800 (electronic book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DT13 .C66 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |