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FORGOTTEN AFRICA

Forgotten Africa introduces the general reader and beginning student to

Africa’s past, emphasizing those aspects only known or best known from

archaeological and related evidence. It covers four million years of history

across the continent, examining important aspects of Africa’s momentous

human story. The author is concerned to raise public awareness, both inside

and outside Africa, to this frequently overlooked and often forgotten subject.

The 29 brief chapters look at human origins, the material culture of

hunter-gatherers, the beginnings of African farming, the development

of metallurgy, the emergence of distinctive artistic traditions, the growth of

cities and states, the expansion of trading networks and the impact of Euro-

pean and other external contacts. The result is a fascinating and important

story told in a straightforward and readable manner.

Graham Connah is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National

University, Canberra. He is the author of Three Thousand Years in Africa ,

African Civilisations and editor of Transformations in Africa . Graham Connah

was awarded the Order of Australia in 2000.

FORGOTTEN AFRICA

An introduction to its archaeology

Graham Connah

First published 2004

by Routledge

2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4RN

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada

by Routledge

29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2004.

reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical,

or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including

photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or

retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Connah, Graham.

Forgotten Africa : an introduction to its archaeology / Graham

Connah.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Africa–Antiquities. 2. Excavations (Archaeology)–Africa. I. Title.

DT13.C66 2004

960'.1–dc22

2004002073

ISBN 0-203-51180-8 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0-415-30590-X (hbk)

ISBN 0-415-30591-8 (pbk)

ISBN 0-203-51180-8 (ebook)

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