The Later Prehistory of Eastern and Southern Africa

The later prehistory of eastern and southern Africa

History

Phillipson, D. W.

Ancient Civilizations

Heinemann Educational Publishers

229p Large, red, paperback, many fold out plates, maps, diagrams and photographs, very good

The Prehistory of Eastern Zambia

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

British Institute in Eastern Africa

This book attempts to provide a complete account of the entire area, both Zambian and Zimbabwean; and aims to help the visitor whose sightseeing is restricted to one country to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of the Falls. It does not provide details about access, accommodation, and other tourist logistics. Each chapter of this book contains information from various contributors. Chapters are titled: 1) The Victoria Falls Region, 2) The Geology and Formation of the Victoria Falls, 3) Stone Age Man at the Victoria Falls, 4) The Iron Age Archaeology, 5) The Traditional History and Ethnography, 6) The Victoria Falls and the European Penetration of Central Africa, 7) The Early History of the Town of Livingstone, 8) Traditional Carving and the Livingstone Curio Trade, 9) The Flora, 10) The Mammals, 11) The Birds, 12) The Reptiles and Amphibians, 13) The Fishes, 14) The Insects, 15) Conservation of the Victoria Falls Environment.

Mosi-oa-Tunya: A handbook to the Victoria Falls region

Africa

Longman Zimbabwe

<p>During the first seven centuries AD there arose at Aksum in the highlands of northern Ethiopia, a unique African culture which has been described as "the last of the great civilizations of antiquity to be revealed to modern knowledge". Although its monuments have long been known, their full significance has only recently been recognized. Ancient Aksum maintained a wide-ranging international trade and produced unparalleled coinage in gold, silver and copper. Its kings adopted Christianity in the 4th century AD and the Christian civilization of the Ethiopian highlands traces its origins to Aksumite roots. This text, based on the author's field research, presents an illustrated account of Aksumite civilization of the Ethiopian highlands, tracing its origins to Aksumite roots.</p>

Ancient Ethiopia: Aksum, its antecedents and successors

British Museum Press

A well-illustrated account of the early medieval culture of Aksum which flourished between the 1st and 7th centuries AD. Drawing on his own fieldwork, Phillipson examines archaeological and structural remains, burials, coins and evidence for Aksum's international trade. The study also considers the wider significance of Ethiopia's conversion to Christianity in the 4th century AD.

Ancient Ethiopia

Religion & Spirituality

Africana Pub. Co

<p>The ancient Ethiopian capital at Aksum in Tigray is one of Africa's most spectacular archaeological sites. During the first seven centuries AD, it was the metropolis of a major civilisation whose influence extended far beyond its homeland. The first and only comprehensive attempt at recording Aksum's monuments - huge carved stelae, the foundations of elaborate stone palaces, and underground tombs - was made in 1906 by the Deutsche Aksum-Expedition and the results were published in 1913. This book is a translation of their report, now extremely rare, with a chapter on more recent discoveries.</p>

Monuments of Aksum

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