ISBN:
9789004346147
Language:
English
Pages:
XXIII, 422 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
Series Statement:
Journal of African archaeology. Monograph series volume 12
Series Statement:
Journal of African archaeology. Monograph series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Keywords:
Funde
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Ausgrabung
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Tadmekka
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Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Tadmekka
;
Ausgrabung
;
Funde
Abstract:
Essouk-Tadmekka' presents the first archaeological exploration of one of the most important market towns on the trans-Saharan camel-caravan routes in the early Islamic period, supplying West African gold, slaves, and ivory to the Mediterranean world. Excavation of Essouk-Tadmekka?s ruins ? in Saharan West Africa ? has enabled Sam Nixon and a team of scholars to better understand this town described by early Arabic geographers, therein providing insights into such wider questions as the origins of trans-Saharan trade, the commerce in gold, and the arrival of Islamic culture in West Africa. This window into the earliest period of trans-Saharan exchange includes illustration of some of the best-preserved ruins along the camel-caravan routes, the earliest-known Arabic writing in West Africa, and rare gold-working remains
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