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1 online resource (viii, 226 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Access archaeology
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Access archaeology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
The East African coast and the Western Indian Ocean are regions of global historical significance. This volume contains papers first presented at the conference, Early Maritime Cultures of the East African Coast, held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on October 23-24, 2015. Rather than limiting publication to the proceedings of the conference, additional contributions were solicited to expand the scope of the research presented and to place East Africa in its broader geographic and cultural contexts. The resulting volume focuses broadly on East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean and unites the papers under the general themes of movement and connection. These papers represent a multi-disciplinary effort to examine East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean. Multiple lines of evidence drawn from linguistics, archaeology, history, art history, and ethnography come together in novel ways to highlight different aspects of the region's past and offer innovative avenues for future research. The papers cover a diverse array of topics, including but not limited to: subsistence, watercraft traditions, trade and exchange (especially concerning the Silk Routes), migration, food ways, and familial relationships. |
| Contents |
Prehistoric Settlements on the Red Sea Coast of Eritrea -- by Amanuel Beyin and Daniella E. Bar-Yosef Mayer; Interdisciplinary Approaches to Stratifying the Peopling of Madagascar -- by Roger Blench; From the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean and Beyond -- by Sing C. Chew; A Tradition of Large Logboats on the Save River, South-Eastern Zimbabwe? -- by Rosanne Hawarden; Ancient Connections between China and East Africa -- by Chapurukha Kusimba; On the Early Maritime Silk Road between China and India -- by Wensuo Liu and Yanrong Wang; Australia's Kilwa Coins Conundrum -- by Ian S. McIntosh; Asian Military and Mercantile Movements in East Africa during the Nineteenth Century, a Few Notes -- by Beatrice Nicolini; Zilo and Zahula -- by Harriet Joseph Ottenheimer; Traditional Indian Ocean Maritime Trade and Social Organization -- by Martin Ottenheimer; Shellfish Exploitation at Kuumbi Cave, Zanzibar (c. 11kya -- 20th cen. CE): A Preliminary Study -- by Akshay Sarathi; Artistic Dynamics across the Seas -- by Vera-Simone Schulz; Long-Distance Arab Sailing in the Indian Ocean before the Portuguese -- by Marina Tolmacheva. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Africa, East -- History -- To 1886 -- Congresses.
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Africa, East. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1886 |
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Indian Ocean Region -- History -- Congresses.
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Indian Ocean Region. |
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Africa, East -- Commerce -- History -- Congresses.
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Indian Ocean Region -- Commerce -- History -- Congresses.
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Prehistoric archaeology. |
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African history. |
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Commerce. |
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Social Science -- Archaeology. |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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History.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Sarathi, Akshay, editor.
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University of Wisconsin, host institution.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Early Maritime Cultures in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean (Conference) (2015 : University of Wisconsin-Madison). Early maritime cultures in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean. Oxford : Archaeopress Access Archaeology, 2018 |
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Print version: Early Maritime Cultures in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean (Conference) (2015 : University of Wisconsin-Madison). Early maritime cultures in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean. Oxford : Archaeopress Access Archaeology, 2018 1784917125 9781784917128 (OCoLC)1078690938 |
| ISBN |
9781784917135 (electronic book) |
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1784917133 (electronic book) |
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9781784917128 |
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1784917125 |
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