A view from the east: An interdisciplinary 'Historical Ecology' approach to a contemporary agricultural landscape in Northwest Kenya

African Studies

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 279-2297

  Davies, Matthew ^a  

^a British Institute in Eastern Africa   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Eastern Africa; Historical ecology; Landscape; Pokot

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870392943     PISSN: 00020184     EISSN: 14692872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00020184.2010.499202     Document Type: Article

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