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020			_a9780742502611
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a960.1 _bAn22
245	0		_aAncient African metallurgy _bthe sociocultural context _cMichael S. Bisson ...[et al.]
260			_aWalnut Creek _bAltamira Press _c2000
300			_axviii, 294p
520			_aGold. Copper. Iron. Metal working in Africa has been the subject of both public lore and extensive archaeological investigation. Here, four of the leading contemporary researchers on this topic attempt to provide a complete synthesis of current debates and understandings: Where, how, and when was metal first introduced to the continent? How were iron and copper tools, implements, and objects used in everyday life, in trade, in political and cultural contexts? What role did metal objects play in the ideological systems of precolonial African peoples? Substantive chapters address the origins of metal working and the technology and the various uses and meanings of copper and iron. An ethnoarchaeological account in the words of a contemporary iron worker enriches the archaeological explanations. This book provides a comprehensive, timely summary of our current knowledge.
650			_aMetal-work -- Africa -- History
650			_aMetal-work, Prehistoric -- Africa
700			_aBisson, Michael S.
942			_cBK
999			_c370537 _d370537