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Sitwe 23, a Complex ESA/MSA Locality in the Northern Luangwa Valley, Zambia Sitwe 23，赞比亚卢安瓜河谷北部一个复杂的ESA/MSA矿点

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2024-05-10 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-024-09581-w

Michael S. Bisson, Ariane Burke, Flora Schilt, Julie Aleman, Matthew C. Peros, Michelle Drapeau, Maggie Katongo, Martha Nchimunya Kayuni, Joseph Mutale Museba, Steve Tolan

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Isotopic Evidence for Socio-economic Dynamics Within the Capital of the Kingdom of Alwa, Sudan 苏丹阿尔瓦王国首都社会经济动态的同位素证据

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2024-04-20 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-024-09579-4

Joanna A. Ciesielska, Petrus Le Roux, Erin Scott, Mary Lucas, Patrick Roberts

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Worldwide Research on Australopiths 世界范围内的澳洲石器研究

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2024-04-20 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-024-09580-x

José Luis Guil-Guerrero, Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro

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Pikunda-Munda and Batalimo-Maluba 皮孔达-蒙达和巴塔利莫-马卢巴

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2024-03-28 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-024-09576-7

Dirk Seidensticker

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African Archaeology at the Crossroads 处于十字路口的非洲考古学

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2024-03-21 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-024-09578-5

J. Cameron Monroe

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Mtepe: Documentation and Analysis of a Sewn-Boat Reconstruction from Zanzibar, Tanzania 姆特佩坦桑尼亚桑给巴尔缝制船重建的记录与分析

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2024-03-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-024-09577-6

Piotr T. Bojakowski, Akshay Sarathi, Raul Palomino Berrocal, Abdallah Khamis Ali, Haji Othman, Bakari Othman

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Landscapes of Memory and Power: The Archaeology of a Forgotten Kingdom in Ethiopia 记忆与权力的景观：埃塞俄比亚被遗忘王国的考古学

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2024-03-06 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-024-09575-8

Alfredo González-Ruibal

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Pre-Aksumite and Aksumite Agricultural Economy at Ona Adi, Tigrai (Ethiopia): First look at a 1000-Year History 埃塞俄比亚提格雷奥纳阿迪的前阿克苏姆人和阿克苏姆人农业经济：千年历史初探

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2024-03-06 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-024-09574-9

Yemane Meresa, Abel Ruiz-Giralt, Alemseged Beldados, Carla Lancelotti, A. Catherine D’Andrea

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“All the world's a stage…”: A Valedictory Note "全世界都是舞台......"：告别词

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2023-12-23 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-023-09572-3

Akin Ogundiran

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The Future of African Archaeology—The 2023 Perspectives 非洲考古学的未来--2023 年展望

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2023-12-23 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-023-09573-2

Akin Ogundiran, Cameron Gokee

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