book chapter

Iron-using peoples before A.D. 1000

African archaeology • Cambridge • Published In 1993 • Pages: 158- 207, 241-263

By: Phillipson, D. W..

Abstract
This is an overview of the African Iron Age. Phillipson mentions two early copper-working sites in Akjoujt, Mauritania and Agadez, Niger. Early iron-working sites include Rim, Burkina Faso; Air, Niger; and Jenné-jeno, Mali. Other Iron Age sites are Nok sites of Nigeria, the Sao sites of Chad, and Begho in Ghana. Later iron-working sites include those in Senegal and Gambia which are associated with a series of large megalithic monuments. For other overviews of iron origns and technology in the region see documents nos. 7, 11, 15, and 16.
Subjects
Information sources listed in other works
Metallurgy
Smiths and their crafts
tradition
West African Iron Age
HRAF PubDate
2002
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Western Africa
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard ; 2001
Field Date
not specified
Coverage Date
2500-1000 BP
Coverage Place
not specified
Notes
David W. Phillipson
Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-263) and index
LCCN
92035021
LCSH
Iron Age--Africa