Zilum: A mid-first millennium BC fortified settlement near Lake Chad

Journal of African Archaeology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 153-169

  Magnavita, Carlos ^a   Breunig, Peter ^a   Ameje, James ^b   Posselt, Martin ^c  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b National Commission for Museums and Monuments   (Nigeria)

^c Posselt and Zickgraf GbR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ditch; Fortification; Gajiganna; Settlement; Stone age

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749091417     PISSN: 16121651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3213/1612-1651-10068     Document Type: Article

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