Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond

ISBN-13: 9781107196995 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 466 str.

D. J. Mattingly; V. Leitch; C. N. Duckworth

Opis

Demonstrates that the pre-Islamic Sahara was a more connected region than previously thought, with trade an essential linking element.

Recenzje

'This groundbreaking work bridges the scholarship of North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa through a focus on ancient trade networks within the Sahara. … Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond is an innovative anthology in which all scholars of Northern, Saharan, and Sub-Saharan Africa can find material that will inform their future research and their appreciation of the interrelations between these regions.' Matthew Thomas Finnie, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Spis treści

Preface D. J. Mattingly; 1. The Garamantes and the origins of Saharan trade: state of the field and future agendas D. J. Mattingly; Part I. Connectivity and Networks: 2. The invisible pastoralists: camel-herding, raiding, and Saharan trade and settlement Judith Scheele; 3. What made Islamic trade distinctive, as compared to pre-Islamic trade? Anne Haour; 4. The Trans-Saharan trade connection with Gao during the first millennium AD Mamadou Cissé; 5. Ships of the desert, camels of the ocean: Indian ocean perspectives on Trans-Saharan trade Mark Horton, Alison Crowther and Nicole Boivin; 6. The economies and cultures of the Trans-Saharan gold trade from pre-Islamic times to the modern era Sam Nixon; 7. Saharan exports to the Roman world Andrew Wilson; Part II. Trade in Organic Materials: 8. Early Saharan trade: the organic evidence D. J. Mattingly and Franca Cole; 9. Textiles and textile trade in the first millennium AD: evidence from Egypt Lise Bender Jørgensen; 10. Circulation and trade of textiles at the southern borders of Roman Africa Stéphanie Guédon; Part III. Trade in Inorganic Materials: 11. Early Saharan trade: the inorganic evidence V. Leitch, C. N. Duckworth, A. Cuénod, D. J. Mattingly, M. Sterry and F. Cole; 12. Can we speak of pottery and amphora 'import substitution' in inland regions of Roman Africa? Michael Bonifay; 13. Pottery and trade in North Africa and the Sub-Sahara Anna Leone; 14. Track and trace: archaeometric approaches to the study of early Trans-Sahara trade Sonja Magnavita; 15. Glass beads in Trans-Saharan trade Laure Dussubieux; 16. Concluding discussion D. J. Mattingly, V. Leitch, C. N. Duckworth, A. Cuénod and M. Sterry.