The Archaeology of Ethiopia

2007/11/08 by Niall Finneran · 45 citations
Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #Aesthetics #African history and culture analysis #Anthropology #Archaeology #Art #Geography #History #Period (music) #Prehistoric archaeology #Prehistory #Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology #Social complexity #Sociology

paper · doi:10.4324/9780203821183

openalex publication_date 2007/11/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2025/11/06

Abstract

This book provides the first truly comprehensive multi-period study of the archaeology of Ethiopia, surveying the country's history, detailing the discoveries from the late Stone Age, including the famous 'Lucy' and moving onto the emergence of food production, prehistoric rock art and an analysis of the increasing social complexity that can be obs

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