More forgotten tells of Mali: an archaeologist's journey from here to Timbuktu

The use of the word "tell" to describe a settlement mound is so intimately associated with western Asia that its transfer to West Africa may seem inappropriate. But the mounds of Mali are true tells, and their excavation is beginning to reveal a hitherto unsuspected history of pre-Islamic...

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Main Author: Kevin C. Macdonald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UCL Press 1997-11-01
Series:Archaeology International
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Online Access:http://www.ai-journal.com/articles/216