IRON TECHNOLOGY IN EAST AFRICA by Peter R. Schmidt ( 9780852557433 )

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IRON TECHNOLOGY IN EAST AFRICA
SYMBOLISM, SCIENCE AND ARCHAEOLOGY

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Peter R. Schmidt

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0852557434

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JAMES CURREY

Pub. date:

1 January, 1997

Pages:

400

Description:

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

Synopsis:

Through a cross-cultural and comparative approach, it reveals both changes and significant continuities in the symbolism that conferred meaning to iron smelting over two thousand years in East and Central Africa. North America: Indiana U Press

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51 Line drawings, black and white; 111 Illustrations, black and white

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