Ancient Civilizations of AfricaUniv of California Press, 1981 - 804 strán (strany) Deals with the period beginning at the close of the Neolithic era, from around the eighth millennium before our era. This period of some 9,000 years of history has been sub-divided into four major geographical zones, following the pattern of African historical research. Chapters 1 to 12 cover the corridor of the Nile, Egypt and Nubia. Chapters 13 to 16 relate to the Ethiopian highlands. Chapters 17 to 20 describe the part of Africa later called the Magrhib and its Saharan hinterland. Chapters 21 to 29, the rest of Africa as well as some of the islands of the Indian Ocean.--Publisher's description. |
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Introduction Seasonal flooding of the Nile | 24 |
Intro Onslaught on the Nile | 25 |
Report of the symposium on The Peopling | 58 |
Pharaonic Egypt | 84 |
society economy and culture | 112 |
Egypts relations with the rest of Africa | 136 |
The legacy of Pharaonic Egypt | 155 |
Egypt in the hellenistic era | 184 |
The protoBerbers | 423 |
The Carthaginian period | 441 |
The Roman and postRoman period in North Africa | 465 |
the Roman amphitheatre | 512 |
The Sahara in classical antiquity | 513 |
Introduction to the later prehistory of subSaharan Africa | 533 |
The East African coast and its role in maritime trade | 551 |
East Africa before the seventh century | 568 |
Egypt under Roman domination | 208 |
a link between Central Africa and | 226 |
Nubia before Napata 3100 to 750 | 245 |
Napata and Meroe | 278 |
Meroitic sites | 279 |
The civilization of Napata and Meroe | 298 |
The spreading of Christianity in Nubia | 326 |
PreAksumite culture | 341 |
The civilization of Aksum from the first to the seventh century | 362 |
political system economics and culture first to fourth | 381 |
Christian Aksum | 401 |
West Africa before the seventh century | 593 |
Central Africa | 620 |
hunters and foodgatherers | 639 |
The beginnings of the iron age in southern Africa | 671 |
the text | 672 |
Madagascar | 693 |
The societies of Africa south of the Sahara in | 729 |
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