Garu Kime: A late Borno fired-brick site at Monguno, NE Nigeria

African Archaeological Review

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-246

  Magnavita, Carlos ^a   Adebayo, Olusegun ^c   Höhn, Alexa ^a   Ishaya, Daniel ^b   Kahlheber, Stefanie ^a   Linseele, Veerle ^e   Ogunseyin, Sunday ^d  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b National Museum Maiduguri   (Nigeria)

^c National Museum Kaduna   (Nigeria)

^d National Museum Owo   (Nigeria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Borno; Fired brick; Geophysical survey; Historical archaeology; Royal settlement

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350210468     PISSN: 02630338     EISSN: 15729842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10437-009-9058-0     Document Type: Article

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