African Archaeology
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Abstract East Africa exported precious commodities like gold, ivory and rock crystal. Nowadays, these ‘commercial items’ are mostly invisible to the archaeologists because they are ‘by nature’ of gross materials for export. Fortunately,... more
The Sudan occupies a fairly complex place in archaeological enquiry. This is not a result of the archaeological record, rather it is due to a particular perception of the Sudan, its archaeology and history. The first excavators were... more
Our recent discoveries are now fully accepted by most of the specialists of Islamic art and the Africanist archaeologists. Our archaeological investigations in Mayotte allowed us to understand the raison d’être of an early Islamic site in... more
The article presents the results of ethnographic research aimed at recording household economic behaviours within rural communities in the Ad-Dabba Bend of the Nile. The field research conducted in 2015–2019 provided first-hand insight... more
This study contributes to the current efforts to characterise how various crafts were organised during the Kingdom of Kush and the period immediately following its decline by means of an investigation of pottery production. We focus on... more
The study of social space has become a central concern of African archaeology over the past three decades. Responding to critiques of the search for grand narratives (Stahl 1999), many scholars have turned their attention to more... more
During the eleventh to thirteenth centuries AD, the small settlement of Banganarti grew into one of the most important pilgrimage centres in the Middle Nile Valley. Ongoing excavations have yielded clear evidence of its unique economic... more
Africa represents a vast region where remote sensing technologies have been largely uneven in their archaeological applications. With impending climate related risks such as increased coastal erosion and rising sea levels, coupled with... more
Abordar el estudio de la cerámica africana de cocina en la península ibérica de manera exhaustiva excedería con mucho los límites de esta contribución. La pretensión de las páginas que siguen no es otra que facilitar la identificación y... more