Gold. Copper. Iron. Metal working in Africa has been the subject of both popular lore and extensive archaeological investigation. In this volume, four leading a

The work of specialists archaeologists, historians, ethnologists, metallographs and sociologists gathered in this volume show the vitality of research being car

This book seeks to communicate to both a global and local audience, the key attributes of pre-industrial African metallurgy such as technological variation acro

The purpose of this study is to recuperate the history of African iron technology.

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