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Communities and the Dead in Africa and Ancient Ethiopia (50–800 CE) 非洲和古代埃塞俄比亚的社区与亡灵（公元50–800年）

IF 1.6 3区社会学

African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2023-09-11 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-023-09548-3

Dilpreet Singh Basanti, Naomi Mekonen

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My Meals Are in the Pots: Making Pots and Meals in Wollega, Southwest Ethiopia 我的饭菜在锅里:在埃塞俄比亚西南部的沃勒加制作锅和饭菜

IF 1.6 3区社会学

African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2023-09-07 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-023-09544-7

Bula S. Wayessa

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Global Connections and Connected Communities in the African Past: Stories from Cowrie Shells 非洲过去的全球联系和互联社区：来自Cowrie Shells的故事

IF 1.6 3区社会学

African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2023-09-06 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-023-09546-5

Anne Haour, Abigail Moffett

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School Learning Enriched by Doing: An Apprenticing Model 通过实践丰富学校学习:学徒模式

IF 1.6 3区社会学

African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2023-09-05 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-023-09540-x

Allison Balabuch, Ann B. Stahl

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Why Weaving? Teaching Heritage, Mathematics, Science and the Self 为什么编织?教学遗产，数学，科学和自我

IF 1.6 3区社会学

African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-023-09541-w

Allison Balabuch, Bako Rasoarifetra

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Reconciling Archaeology and Legacy at Gishimangeda Cave, Tanzania 坦桑尼亚Gishimangeda洞穴的考古与遗产协调

IF 2 3区社会学

African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-023-09537-6

Elizabeth A. Sawchuk, Mary E. Prendergast

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Historical Archaeology of the Dente Shrine at Peki, Ghana: Landscapes of Power and Memories of Atlantic Slavery in West Africa 加纳佩基丹特神殿的历史考古：西非的权力景观和大西洋奴隶制的记忆

IF 2 3区社会学

African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-023-09550-9

Benjamin Kofi Nutor, Kodzo Gavua

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Storytelling in Archaeology and the Quest for a Pedagogy of Renewal 考古学讲故事与更新教育学的探索

IF 1.6 3区社会学

African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2023-08-29 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-023-09553-6

Akin Ogundiran

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A Day on the Nile: Living in a Town in Nubia 尼罗河上的一天:生活在努比亚的一个小镇

IF 1.6 3区社会学

African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2023-08-26 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-023-09547-4

Julia Budka, Chloë Ward, Carl G. Elkins

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Earth, Water, Air, and Fire – Thinking about Farming and Farmscapes 土地、水、空气和火——关于农业和农田景观的思考

IF 1.6 3区社会学

African Archaeological Review Pub Date : 2023-08-26 DOI: 10.1007/s10437-023-09542-9

Alexa Höhn, Emmanuel Mushayikwa, Alex Schoeman

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