African Civilizations: Precolonial Cities and States in Tropical Africa: An Archaeological Perspective

Urban settlements and states were a feature of precolonial societies in many parts of Africa. In this study, Graham Connah uses the direct evidence provided by archaeological investigation to demonstrate the complexity of these urban societies, to understand their origins, their economic basis and social structure. Well illustrated chapters deal with African civilizations in Nubia, Ethiopia, the West African savanna, the West African forest, the East African coast, the Zimbabwe plateau and Central Africa.Graham Connah is the author of 'African Civilizations: Precolonial Cities and States in Tropical Africa: An Archaeological Perspective', published 1987 under ISBN 9780521266666 and ISBN 0521266661.