Stone tools are the least familiar objects that archaeologists recover from their excavations,
and predictably, they struggle to understand them. Eastern Africa alone boasts a 3.4 million …

ABSTRACT Juma, A. 2004. Unguja Ukuu on Zanzibar: an archaeological study of early
urbanism. Studies in Global Archaeology 3. Uppsala, Department of Archaeology and …

ABSTRACT Although Sub-Saharan Africa has the oldest evidence for the deliberate
production of fire, its recent record of pyrotechnology is more often presented as a list of …

Jeff Fleisher and Adria LaViolette the that would help Since the summer of 1997, we have
sought to develop a methodology us recover non-stone archaeological sites on Pemba …

This study presents the chemical analysis of an amorphous organic residue extracted from a
7th–early 8th century CE brass artefact from the trading port of Unguja Ukuu, Zanzibar …

Historical archaeology in Africa has long privileged issues framed in terms of European
sources and the impact of imperialism and colonialism on African peoples. With its emphasis …

Large quantities of iron reinforcements, found in most Gothic monuments, are a data source
for the interpretation of medieval architecture however their role both in contemporary …

Copper was highly valued in sub-Saharan Africa for jewellery and as a store of wealth, but
was rarely used for tools or weapons. The Central African Copperbelt is one of the world's …

The Swahili are arguably the most studied society in ancient Sub-Saharan Africa. The
Swahili are of African in origin but balance their character between continental Africa and …

The legacy of vandalism and almost a century of continuous focus on drystone wall masonry
is that little is known about metal craft production and consumption activities at Great …