The lost cities of Africa:
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Main Author: Davidson, Basil 1914-2010 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston [u.a.] Little, Brown 1959
Edition:3rd print.
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Item Description:Contents: Introduction : the rediscovery of Africa -- 1. The peopling of ancient Africa -- 2. The mystery of Meroe -- 3. Kingdoms of the Old Sudan -- 4. Between the Niger and the Congo -- 5. To the southward -- 6. Traders of the Indian Ocean -- 7. Fair cities of stone -- 8. After Axum -- 9. The builders of the south -- 10. The reality behind the ruins -- 11. Decline and fall -- 12. History begins anew. - Discusses Egypt, Kush, Meroe, kingdoms of the Old Sudan, Ghana, Mali, Timbuktu, Songhay, the Sao and Kanem, Carthage, Benin, Zanj, Kalambo, Sheba, coastal trade, Axum, Ethiopia, Engaruka, Zimbabwe, Mapungubwe, Inyanga and Niekerk, medieval Rhodesia, the Azanians, the Phoenicians, Djenne, El Masudi, Gao, the Iron Age, Kenya, Kilwa, Khartoum, Malindi, Mombasa, Monomotapa, Mozambique, Ophir, Punt, the Portuguese and the slave trade, Sofala, and more
Physical Description:XIII, 366 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten 22 cm

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