Handbook To The Iron Age - The Archaeology Of Pre-Colonial Farming Societies In Southern Africa (Hardcover)

This detailed Handbook to the Iron Age covers the last 2,000 years in Southern Africa.

The first part of the book outlines essential topics such as settlement organization, stonewalled patterns, ritual residues, long-distance trade, and ancient mining. Part two presents a comprehensive culture-history sequence through ceramic analyses, showing distributions, stylistic types, and characteristic pieces. The final section reviews and updates the main debates about black prehistory, including migration vs. diffusion, the role of cattle, the origins of Mapungubwe, the rise and fall of Great Zimbabwe, as well as the archaeology of the Venda, the Sotho-Tswana, and the Nguni speakers.

Handbook to the Iron Age is an abundantly illustrated study that is accessible to a wide range of people interested in African prehistory.

General

Imprint:	University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	November 2007
First published:	December 2007
Authors:	Thomas N Huffman
Dimensions:	308 x 214 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	504
ISBN-13:	978-1-86914-108-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Rural communities Books > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > General Books > Local Author Showcase > Lifestyle
LSN:	1-86914-108-3
Barcode:	9781869141080

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