Unbekanntes Afrika
- 202 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Graham Connah, Professor an der australischen National University in Canberra, ist einer der besten internationalen Spezialisten zur Archäologie Afrikas.
Graham Connah Book order (chronological)
Graham Connah is an Emeritus Professor of Archaeology whose work primarily explores the archaeology of tropical Africa over the last 4000 years. His extensive fieldwork across Britain, Nigeria, Egypt, Uganda, and Australia provides a unique, global perspective on ancient societies. Connah's writings delve into the development of African civilizations and the historical archaeology of Australia, showcasing a profound understanding of past cultures. His research is characterized by a deep engagement with how ancient peoples lived and shaped their worlds.
This major new revised edition of African Civilizations reexamines the physical evidence for developing social complexity in tropical Africa over the past four thousand years and considers possible explanations of the developments that gave rise to it. Graham Connah focuses on urbanism and state formation in seven main areas of Africa: Nubia, Ethiopia, the West African savanna, the West African forest, the East African coast and islands, the Zimbabwe Plateau, and parts of Central Africa. Extensively illustrated and offering an extended bibliography, this book provides essential reading on the topic.
The Lake Chad region of Nigeria is an extreme environment. Professor Connah traces the story of human adaptation to and exploitation of this unusual environment from prehistoric to modern times.