Palaces, feiras and prazos: An historical archaeological perspective of African-Portuguese contact in Northern Zimbabwe

African Archaeological Review

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 163-185

  Pikirayi, Innocent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Contact; Feiras; Fortifications; Prazos; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350163011     PISSN: 02630338     EISSN: 15729842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10437-009-9054-4     Document Type: Article

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