Landscape Transformations and the Archaeology of Impact
Download or Read eBook Landscape Transformations and the Archaeology of Impact PDF written by Warren R. Perry and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-11-25 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Warren R. Perry |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2005-11-25 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780306471568 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0306471566 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Landscape Transformations and the Archaeology of Impact by : Warren R. Perry
Book excerpt: An attempt to use archaeological materials to investigate the colonization of southeastern Africa during the period 1500 to 1900. Perry demonstrates the usefulness of archaeology in bypassing the biases of the ethnohistorical and documentary record and generating a more comprehensive understanding of history. Special attention is paid to the period of state formation in Swaziland and a critique of the `Settler Model', which the author finds to be invalid.
