In many areas of the world, current theories for agricultural origins emphasize yield as a
major concern during intensification. In Africa, however, the need for scheduled …

Scholars have long acknowledged a gap in the archaeological literature on African herder
societies. Utilizing almost 40 years' work, Andrew Smith presents a detailed portrait of …

The early domestication of animals, late domestication of plants and continued use of wild
resources influences the conceptual framework for, and trajectory of research on …

The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press is the publishing unit of the Cotsen Institute of
Archaeology at UCLA, a premier research organization dedicated to the creation …

An Engraved Landscape is a contextual analysis of a substantial new corpus of engravings
from the Wadi al-Ajal, situated in the Central Saharan region of south west Libya. The wadi …

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This thesis examines socio-political changes over the past two thousand years within the
Central Gambia Valley. Archaeological data, collected during three seasons of regional …

Prehistoric images are particularly versatile and difficult to grasp. In a few cases of historical
continuity, local cultural glosses provide researchers with a rich corpus of data and help in …

First visited by westerners in the mid-nineteenth century, Saharan rock art has since
received a great deal of attention. The richness and diversity of this region is recognised by …

Burkina Faso today is home to a diverse array of societies living in concentrated and
dispersed villages, and politically spanning egalitarian societies to feudal states. However …