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Cemeteries, Rock Art and Other Ritual Monuments of the Tangier Peninsula, Northwestern Africa, in Wider Trans-Regional Perspective (c. 3000–500 BC) 非洲西北部丹吉尔半岛的墓地、岩石艺术和其他仪式纪念碑，从更广泛的跨区域视角看（公元前3000-500年）

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2025-05-13 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-025-09621-z

Hamza Benattia, Jorge Onrubia-Pintado, Youssef Bokbot

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Developer-Led Archaeology: Insights and Challenges 开发者主导的考古学：见解和挑战

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2025-05-09 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-025-09623-x

Ishanlosen Odiaua

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Reimagining the Role of African Universities in the Context of Archaeology and Development 重新构想非洲大学在考古和发展背景下的作用

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2025-04-28 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-025-09624-w

Seke Katsamudanga, Ancila Nhamo

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A Window into the Nubian Diet: A Case Study of Food Crop Storage in the Kingdom of Dongola (Fourteenth to Eighteenth Centuries CE), Northern Sudan 努比亚饮食之窗：苏丹北部东古拉王国（公元14至18世纪）粮食作物储藏的个案研究。

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2025-04-26 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-025-09622-y

Mohammed Nasreldein, Simone Riehl, Agata Deptuła, Lorenzo de Lellis, Artur Obłuski

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Renewed Archaeological Research in Singida Region, Central Tanzania 坦桑尼亚中部辛吉达地区的新考古研究

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2025-04-26 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-025-09620-0

Makarius Itambu, Eslem Ben Arous, Ricardo Fernandes, Marina Gallinaro, Jana Ilgner, Mary Lucas, Patrick Roberts, Erin Scott, Axel Steinhof, Robert Patalano

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Britt Baillie and Marie Louise Stig Sørensen (Editors). African Heritage Challenges: Communities and Sustainable Development Britt Baillie和Marie Louise Stig ørensen（编辑）。非洲遗产挑战：社区与可持续发展

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-025-09625-9

Herman Kiriama

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Disappearing Traditions in a Globalized Society? Possible Mechanisms of Continuity and Loss of Pottery Traditions in Bénin 全球化社会中正在消失的传统？bsamin陶器传统的延续和丧失的可能机制

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2025-04-17 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-025-09619-7

Søren Feldborg, Léwis Coffi Hounkpe

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The Role of Environmental Changes in the Development of the Agricultural Economy During Pre-Aksumite and Aksumite Cultures 前阿克苏姆文化和阿克苏姆文化时期环境变化在农业经济发展中的作用

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2025-04-08 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-025-09618-8

Degsew Z. Mekonnen, Hugo R. Olivera, Ana Gomes

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Sustainable Development and Cultural Heritage Management in Kenya: The Impact of Changing Governance and Financing Landscapes on Developer-Led Archaeology 肯尼亚的可持续发展和文化遗产管理：不断变化的治理和融资格局对开发商主导的考古学的影响

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-025-09613-z

Lucas Leonardo Wandera Bwire

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Archaeology and Development: Post-Conflict Rebuilding of the Archaeology and Heritage Sector in Sudan 考古与发展：冲突后苏丹考古和遗产部门的重建

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African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-025-09614-y

Mohamed Bashir, Claudia Näser

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