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Namib : the Archaeology of an African Desert / John Kinahan.
Penn Museum Library CC101.N3 K55 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kinahan, John, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Archaeology--Namibia--Namib Desert.
- Archaeology.
- Desert ecology--Namibia--Namib Desert.
- Desert ecology.
- Natural history--Namibia--Namib Desert.
- Natural history.
- Antiquities.
- Namib Desert (Namibia).
- Namib Desert (Namibia)--Antiquities.
- Namib Desert (Namibia)--History.
- Namibia--Guidebooks.
- Namibia.
- Namibia--Namib Desert.
- Genre:
- History.
- Guidebooks.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 517 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : James Currey, an imprint of Boydell & Brewer, 2022.
- Summary:
- The first full-length examination of the archaeology and history of the Namib Desert.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
- 2. First Footsteps
- 3. Time's Arrow
- 4. Mountain Refuge
- 5. Elephants and Rain
- 6. Desert Garden
- 7. The Family Herd
- 8. The Black Swan
- 9. Men in Hats
- 10. The Death of Memory.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1847012884
- 9781847012883
- OCLC:
- 1250514097
- Publisher Number:
- 99989345516
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