Komé to Ebomé: Archaeological research for the Chad Export Project, 1999-2003

Journal of African Archaeology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-193

  MacEachern, Scott ^a   Bouimon, Tchago ^b   Lavachery, Phillippe ^c   Gouem Gouem, Bienvenu ^c   Kinyock, Pierre ^c   Nkonkonda, Olivier ^c   Mbairo, Jean ^d  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE N'DJAMENA   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^d Esso Exploration and Production Chad

Author keywords

Central Africa; Cultural heritage management; Food production; Iron technology; Settlement systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 63549099420     PISSN: 16121651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3213/1612-1651-10049     Document Type: Review

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