African Islands: A Comparative Archaeology

ISBN-13: 9781032156927 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 318 str.

Peter Mitchell

Opis

African Islands provides the first geographically and chronologically comprehensive overview of the archaeology of African islands.

 

Recenzje

"As far as this reviewer is aware, this is the first book to treat the archaeology of the circum-African islands as a coherent whole. It does so expertly and comprehensively. Mitchell is one of the few scholars qualified to write a book of this type, moving as it does across enormous swathes of space and time and drawing on various traditions of archaeology and theoretical perspectives. The result is a major contribution to African archaeology, with relevance far beyond the continent." Thomas P. Leppard - Journal of African Archaeology

"Overall, the book effectively illustrates the value of archaeological research on African islands, highlighting the rich and variable material record of people’s engagement with islands around the continent, as well as possibilities for future research. The book’s many examples of existing and potential research on African islands are analysed through comparisons with other African islands and, more broadly, with other island regions. This approach provides a comprehensive overview of current research on African islands and offers Africanist archaeologists and Island archaeologists alike exciting opportunities to reimagine their current research." Eréndira M. Quintana Morales, Antiquity

This book is Winner of the SAfA Book Prize 2023.

“…with this book, Mitchell has leapfrogged African islands into prominence, which must surely bode well for new research across this vast, dynamic, and culturally varied maritime space, encompassing two oceans.” Krish Seetah - The African Archaeological Review