Ritual complexity in a past community revealed by ancient DNA analysis of pre-colonial terracotta items from Northern Ghana
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2017.01.005
Abstract: Abstract The pre-colonial 6th–14th century terracotta forms of Koma Land, Northern Ghana, contain cavities which may have been intended to hold liquids. These have been linked to traditional African libation, but the specific nature of… read more here.
Keywords: dna; pre colonial; ancient dna; northern ghana ... See more keywords
Pre-Colonial South-East Africa: Sources and Prospects for Research in Economic and Social History
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DOI: 10.1080/03057070.2018.1508864
Abstract: In recent years, historical research on the pre-colonial period in the area between the Zambezi and Limpopo has almost ground to a standstill. A number of seminal works on the economic and social history of… read more here.
Keywords: south east; economic social; social history; pre colonial ... See more keywords
‘A truly sublime appearance’: using GIS to find the traces of pre-colonial landscapes and land use
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DOI: 10.1080/14490854.2020.1717348
Abstract: Abstract When the British landed on the island of Van Diemen’s Land in 1803, they found lands seemingly prepared for them. Abundant open plains drew the newcomers further inland, attracted by the prospects of further… read more here.
Keywords: use; using gis; pre colonial; colonial landscapes ... See more keywords
Culture and social environment in the pre-colonial era
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DOI: 10.17159/2309-9070/tvl.v.46i1.4277
Abstract: This address was delivered at the inaugural Ekurhuleni Oral History Workshop, held under the auspices of the Sport, Recreation and Culture Portfolio (SRAC) of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa on 8th June 2007. read more here.
Keywords: social environment; colonial era; pre colonial; environment pre ... See more keywords