Urbanism, Archaeology and Trade: Further Observations on the Gao Region (Mali). The 1996 Fieldseason Results

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An unadulterated report on the results of excavations and surveys in the area around Gao, Mali in western Africa. This volume should be studied alongside the report on earlier work at the site ( Islam, Archaeology and History: The Gao Region of Mali BAR S647, 1996), and focuses on the environmental and artefactual remains: botanical evidence, fauna, molluscs, fish bones; beads, lithics, spindle whorls, metal and miscellaneous finds. This project has brought a better understanding of this area of Africa and of the importance of Gao as a trade centre in the early second millennium AD. Front Cover Copyright Acknowledgements Dedication Table of Contents List of Figures Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Stratigraphy, Survey, and Architecture Chapter 3. The Botanical Remains Chapter 4. The Faunal Remains Chapter 5. The Locally Manufactured Pottery Chapter 6. The Beads Chapter 7. The Miscellaneous Finds Chapter 8. The Metals Chapter 9. Conclusions. Gao in Context Appendix 1. A Report on the Composition of a Gold Bead from Gao (GAD 96A 13) Appendix 2. The Inscriptions from Gorongobo Bibliography