General History of Africa: Ancient Civilizations of AfricaUNESCO Publishing, 31/12/1981 - 824 páginas One of UNESCO's most important publishing projects in the last thirty years, the General History of Africa marks a major breakthrough in the recognition of Africa's cultural heritage. Offering an internal perspective of Africa, the eight-volume work provides a comprehensive approach to the history of ideas, civilizations, societies and institutions of African history. The volumes also discuss historical relationships among Africans as well as multilateral interactions with other cultures and continents. |
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Ancient Civilizations of Africa Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa Visualização de excertos - 1981 |
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A. J. Arkell A. J. Drewes Adulis African coast agriculture Aksum Aksumite Alexandria ancient Egypt ancient Egyptian Anfray antiquity appears Arab archaeological Bantu burial Byzantine Cape Carthage Carthaginian Cataract central centre Chap Christian civilization copper culture desert dynasty early iron age East Africa eastern Egyptian empire Ethiopia evidence excavations Ezana fourth century funerary Garamantes Greek groups Haoulti important Indonesian influence inhabitants inscriptions iron age Kerma Khoi Khoi king known Kush Kushitic land language large number later Leclant Libyan linguistic Lower Nubia Madagascar Malagasy Matara Mauretania Mediterranean Meroe Meroitic metres millennium Napata Neolithic Nile valley Nilotic northern origin papyrus period Periplus Pharaohs Phoenician PLATE population pottery probably Professor Diop provinces Ptolemy Ramses Red Sea region reign religious remains Roman Rome royal Sahara settlement south Arabian Sudan temple texts tombs trade tradition Vercoutter Yeha