East African Archaeology
Foragers, Potters, Smiths, and Traders




East Africa has special meaning for Homo sapiens—as far as we know, early humans first experimented here with the technologies, social relationships, and food-getting strategies that eventually became the survival repertoire of modern people. The goal of this volume is to impart an appreciation of the many facets of East Africa’s cultural and archaeological diversity over the last 2,000 years. It brings together chapters on East African archaeology, many by African-born archaeologists who review what is known, present new research, and pinpoint issues of debate and anomaly in the relatively poorly known prehistory of East Africa.

Contributions by
Felix Chami, University of Dar es Salaam; Karega-Munene, National Museums of Kenya; Emanuel T. Kesesy, University of Dar es Salaam; David Killick, University of Arizona; Audax A. P. Mabulla, University of Dar es Salaam; Bertram B. B. Mapunda, University of Dar es Salaam; Peter Mitchell, St. Hugh’s College, Oxford; Charles M. Musiba, North Dakota State University; Peter Robertshaw, California State University at San Bernardino; Simiyu Wandibba, Institute of Nairobi Volume

Edited by Chapurukha M. Kusimba is Associate Curator of Anthropology, The Field Museum, Chicago, and Sibel B. Kusimba is Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Northern Illinois University.