Environment and Society in Roman North Africa

Studies in History and Archaeology

Contents: Preface; Archaeology and knowledge: the history of the African provinces of the Roman Empire; Climate, environment and prehistory in the Sahara; Climate, environment and history: the case of Roman North Africa; The camel in Roman North Africa and the Sahara: history , biology and human eco...

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Bibliographic Details
Author:Brent D. Shaw
Published: Variorum, Aldershot, 1995
Series:Collected Studies Series
Volume:CS 479
Total Pages:288, 16 cartes
Format:Book
Status:Needs Review
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Summary:Contents: Preface; Archaeology and knowledge: the history of the African provinces of the Roman Empire; Climate, environment and prehistory in the Sahara; Climate, environment and history: the case of Roman North Africa; The camel in Roman North Africa and the Sahara: history , biology and human economy; Water and society in the ancient Maghrib: technology, property and development; Lamasba: an ancient irrigation community; The noblest monuments and the smallest things: wells, walls and aqueducts in the making of Roman Africa; Index.