Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond

Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond
Author: D. J. Mattingly
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2017-11-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1108195407

Saharan trade has been much debated in modern times, but the main focus of interest remains the medieval and early modern periods, for which more abundant written sources survive. The pre-Islamic origins of Trans-Saharan trade have been hotly contested over the years, mainly due to a lack of evidence. Many of the key commodities of trade are largely invisible archaeologically, being either of high value like gold and ivory, or organic like slaves and textiles or consumable commodities like salt. However, new research on the Libyan people known as the Garamantes and on their trading partners in the Sudan and Mediterranean Africa requires us to revise our views substantially. In this volume experts re-assess the evidence for a range of goods, including beads, textiles, metalwork and glass, and use it to paint a much more dynamic picture, demonstrating that the pre-Islamic Sahara was a more connected region than previously thought.

Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond

Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond
Author: D. J. Mattingly
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 469
Release: 2017-11-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 110719699X

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

Mobile Technologies in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond

Mobile Technologies in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond
Author: Chloƫ N. Duckworth
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020
Genre: Africa, North
ISBN: 9781108908047

"This volume is the fourth and final volume resulting from a focused programme of research and intensive group discussion of a wide range of topics related to the archaeological (and to a lesser extent, historical and anthropological/ethnographic) analysis of ancient societies in and around the Sahara, from the first millennium BC to the mid-second millennium AD. While the focus of the present volume is technology, there will inevitably be discussion of cross-overs and contrasts with the main conclusions from earlier volumes in the series. As explained in the Preface above, the Trans-SAHARA project evolved out of a long-term programme of fieldwork on an ancient people of the Libyan Sahara. Just as they occupied a significant nodal location in the Sahara, the Garamantes are at the centre of this volume, but the scope of debate here extends way beyond the history of a single group. Connections and barriers within the Trans-Saharan region (and the interrelationship between these two aspects) form one focus. In this introduction we present an overview of crucial themes and considerations which cross-cut all or many of the contributions."--

On Trans-Saharan Trails

On Trans-Saharan Trails
Author: Ghislaine Lydon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2009-03-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0521887240

This study examines the history and organization of trans-Saharan trade in western Africa using original source material.

Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time

Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time
Author: Kathleen Bickford Berzock
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2019-02-26
Genre: Art
ISBN: 069118268X

Issued in conjunction with the exhibition Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time, held January 26, 2019-July 21, 2019, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Across the Sahara

Across the Sahara
Author: Klaus Braun
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2020-08-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030001458

This open access book provides a multi-perspective approach to the caravan trade in the Sahara during the 19th century. Based on travelogues from European travelers, recently found Arab sources, historical maps and results from several expeditions, the book gives an overview of the historical periods of the caravan trade as well as detailed information about the infrastructure which was necessary to establish those trade networks. Included are a variety of unique historical and recent maps as well as remote sensing images of the important trade routes and the corresponding historic oases. To give a deeper understanding of how those trading networks work, aspects such as culturally influenced concepts of spatial orientation are discussed. The book aims to be a useful reference for the caravan trade in the Sahara, that can be recommended both to students and to specialists and researchers in the field of Geography, History and African Studies.

Mobile Technologies in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond

Mobile Technologies in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond
Author: C. N. Duckworth
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 533
Release: 2020-09-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108830544

Examines key technological innovations, knowledge transfer, connectivity and social meaning in the ancient and Medieval Sahara.