Ceramics and the Early Swahili: Deconstructing the Early Tana Tradition

African Archaeological Review

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 245-278

  Fleisher, Jeffrey ^a   Wynne Jones, Stephanie ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Swahili; Tana Tradition; TIW

Indexed keywords

EID: 84155162671     PISSN: 02630338     EISSN: 15729842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10437-011-9104-6     Document Type: Article

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