Research Articles
More forgotten tells of Mali: an archaeologist's journey from here to Timbuktu
Author:
Kevin C. Macdonald
UCL Institute of Archaeology, GB
Abstract
The use of the word "tell" to describe a settlement mound is so intimately associated with western Asia that its transfer to West Africa may seem inappropriate. But the mounds of Mali are true tells, and their excavation is beginning to reveal a hitherto unsuspected history of pre-Islamic urban development in the Middle Niger Valley.
How to Cite:
Macdonald, K.C., (1997). More forgotten tells of Mali: an archaeologist's journey from here to Timbuktu. Archaeology International. 1, pp.40–42. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/ai.0112
Published on 23 Nov 1997.
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