The beginning of the Iron Age south of the Congo rainforest: the first archaeological investigations around Idiofa (Congo), <i>c.</i> 146 BC

The beginning of the Iron Age south of the Congo rainforest: the first archaeological investigations around Idiofa (Congo), c. 146 BC – AD 1648

Published:2024-01-12 Issue: Volume: Page:1-36
ISSN:0067-270X
Container-title:Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa
language:en
Short-container-title:Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa

Author:

Coutros Peter R.¹^ORCID,Matonda Igor²^ORCID,Doman Jessamy H.¹^ORCID,Pacchiarotti Sara¹^ORCID,Mesfin Isis³⁴^ORCID,Bostoen Koen¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. UGent Centre for Bantu Studies, Department of Languages and Cultures, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

2. Département des Sciences Historiques, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

3. Fyssen Foundation, Museu Nacional de Arqueologia de Benguela, Angola

4. Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, UMR 7194 HNHP – MNHN, CNRS, UPVD – Alliance Sorbonne Université. Paris, France. Institut de Paléontologie Humaine, 1 Rue René Panhard, 75013 Paris, France.

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Subject

Archeology,Archeology

Link

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/0067270X.2024.2296802

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