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African Archaeology (Previously known as the Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology)

Series editors: Kevin MacDonald (UCL) and Paul Lane (Cambridge)

Past decades have witnessed a revolution in the archaeological narratives of early African agriculture, technology, urbanism and socio-political complexity. Indeed, the archaeology of Africa continues to expand significantly, with three major international journals working to capacity to publish recent findings. However, given the vastness of the continent and the time depth of its past, field research remains relatively scattered. Each new data point therefore adds significantly to the bigger picture. This peer reviewed series (formerly known as the Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology series) focuses on new contributions to the Holocene archaeology of Africa, particularly primary information on important excavation projects and artifactual assemblage analyses which are beyond the scope of journal publication. In particular, we seek works relevant to the archaeology of food production, metallurgy, complex societies, historical archaeology and material culture studies. Contributions can be in English or French, and we encourage submissions from outside of the United Kingdom.

If you are interested in publishing in the African Archaeology sub-series, please contact: editor@barpublishing.com

For more information on this series and to view the full editorial board, please see our series brief.

Prehistoric Investigations in the Region of Jenne, Mali, Parts i and ii
A Study in the Development of Urbanism in the Sahel. Part i: Archaeological and Historical Background and the Excavations at Jenne-jeno, Part ii: The Regional Survey and Conclusions
£97.00
Author:
Susan Keech McIntosh and Roderick J. McIntosh
Publication Year:
1980
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860541035
Paperback:
560 pages. Two volume set. Includes 14 illustrations, 28 figures.
Sub-series name:
Cambridge monographs in African archaeology, 2
BAR number:
S89
Sub Title:
A Study in the Development of Urbanism in the Sahel. Part i: Archaeological and Historical Background and the Excavations at Jenne-jeno, Part ii: The Regional Survey and Conclusions
This two-part monograph offers a report and interpretation of data collected during an exploratory excavation and regional survey in the Inland Niger Delta... More
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£58.00
Editors:
John Bower and David Lubell
Publication Year:
1988
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860545200
Paperback:
252pp
Sub-series name:
Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology (now African Archaeology), 26
BAR number:
S405
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£49.00
Author:
Freda Nkirote M'Mbogori
Publication Year:
2015
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407313702
Paperback:
154pp, Illustrated throughout in black and white
Sub-series name:
Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology, 89
BAR number:
S2717
This research is a departure from the traditional archaeological pottery analysis in Kenya, where emphasis has been on decorations and... More
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Plant Domestication in the Middle Nile Basin
An Archaeoethnobotanical Case Study
£77.00
Author:
Anwar Abdel-Magid
Publication Year:
1989
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860546641
Paperback:
374pp
Sub-series name:
Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology (now African Archaeology), 35
BAR number:
S523
Sub Title:
An Archaeoethnobotanical Case Study
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Past Imperfect
The contested early history of the Mapungubwe Archive, South Africa
£33.00
Author:
Sian Tiley-Nel
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407359632
Paperback:
132 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour. 31 figures.
Sub-series name:
African Archaeology, 96
BAR number:
S3080
Sub Title:
The contested early history of the Mapungubwe Archive, South Africa
This book interrogates the context, primary literature and silent gaps in the Mapungubwe Archive held at the University of Pretoria. It examines the... More
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Past Environments and Plant Use in Holocene Southern Africa
A study of charcoal and seed remains from the Late Stone Age sites of Toteng (Botswana), Leopard Cave and Geduld (Namibia)
£50.00
Author:
Malebogo Mvimi
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357171
Paperback:
214 pages. Illustrated throughout in black and white and colour. 71 figures and 25 tables.
Sub-series name:
African Archaeology, 95
BAR number:
S3072
Sub Title:
A study of charcoal and seed remains from the Late Stone Age sites of Toteng (Botswana), Leopard Cave and Geduld (Namibia)
This book uses macrobotanical analysis (charcoal and seeds/grains) from Later Stone Age sites in Botswana and Namibia to address past climatic and... More
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£31.00
Author:
Alemseged Beldados
Publication Year:
2015
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407313573
Paperback:
102pp, Illustrated throughout in black and white
Sub-series name:
Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology, 88
BAR number:
S2706
Archaeobotanical investigation was conducted on a total of thirty two thousand (n=32,000) pot fragments, baked clay and fired clay... More
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Off-Site Archaeology and Human Adaptation in Eastern Africa
An Analysis of Regional Artefact Density in the Amboseli, Southern Kenya
£62.00
Author:
Robert Foley
Publication Year:
1981
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860541141
Paperback:
274pp, Includes 48 figures.
Sub-series name:
Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology (now African Archaeology), 3
BAR number:
S97
Sub Title:
An Analysis of Regional Artefact Density in the Amboseli, Southern Kenya
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Modelling Water Use at Great Zimbabwe
An ethnohistoric, ethnoarchaeological, and GIS landscape analysis at an ancient African city
£39.00
Author:
Tendai Treddah Musindo
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407353975
Paperback:
136 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 82 figures.
Sub-series name:
African Archaeology, 92
BAR number:
S2952
Sub Title:
An ethnohistoric, ethnoarchaeological, and GIS landscape analysis at an ancient African city
This book combines GIS aided landscape analysis with an examination of both historical and ethnoarchaeological data to provide new insights on the link... More
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Metals from K2 and Mapungubwe, Middle Limpopo Valley
A technological study of early second millennium material culture, with an emphasis on conservation
£49.00
Author:
Farahnaz Koleini
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407312958
Paperback:
199pp, Illustrated throughout in black and white.
Sub-series name:
Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology, 86
BAR number:
S2653
Sub Title:
A technological study of early second millennium material culture, with an emphasis on conservation
The book focuses on the conservation of iron and copper objects that mostly belong to the Iron Age sites of K2 and Mapungubwe (AD 825-1290), the two most... More
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Métallurgie du fer et Sociétés africaines
Bilans et nouveaux paradigmes dans la recherche anthropologique et archéologique
£66.00
Editors:
Caroline Robion-Brunner and Bruno Martinelli
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English and French
ISBN:
9781407309880
Paperback:
258pp, Illustrated throughout.
Sub-series name:
Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology, 81
BAR number:
S2395
Sub Title:
Bilans et nouveaux paradigmes dans la recherche anthropologique et archéologique
This book includes papers presented at a conference at Aix-en-Provence, 23-24 April 2010. More
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Meroitic Settlement in the Central Sudan
An Analysis of Sites in the Nile Valley and the Western Butana
£72.00
Author:
Khidir Abdelkarim Ahmed
Publication Year:
1984
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860542520
Paperback:
320pp, Includes illustrations, plans, bibliography: p289-308
Sub-series name:
Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology (now African Archaeology), 8
BAR number:
S197
Sub Title:
An Analysis of Sites in the Nile Valley and the Western Butana
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