Mobile technologies in the ancient Sahara and beyond /
This volume is the fourth and final volume resulting from a focused program of research and intensive group discussion of a wide range of topics related to the archaeological (and to a lesser extent, historical and anthropological/ethnographic) analysis of ancient societies in and around the Sahara,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2020.
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| Series: | Trans-Saharan archaeology ;
volume 4. |
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| Summary: | This volume is the fourth and final volume resulting from a focused program of research and intensive group discussion of a wide range of topics related to the archaeological (and to a lesser extent, historical and anthropological/ethnographic) analysis of ancient societies in and around the Sahara, from the first millennium BC to the mid-second millennium AD. While the focus of the present volume is technology, there will inevitably be discussion of cross-overs and contrasts with the main conclusions from earlier volumes in the series. As explained in the Preface above, the Trans-Sahara project evolved out of a long-term program of fieldwork on an ancient people of the Libyan Sahara. Just as they occupied a significant nodal location in the Sahara, the Garamantes are at the center of this volume, but the scope of debate here extends way beyond the history of a single group. Connections and barriers within the Trans-Saharan region (and the interrelationship between these two aspects) form one focus. In this introduction we present an overview of crucial themes and considerations which cross-cut all or many of the contributions. |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 511 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108830546 1108830544 |