Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- List of Maps, Plates, Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Bantu origins of the Chewa
- Chapter 3 The origins and migrations of the Chewa according to their oral traditions
- Chapter 4 Expansion of the Chewa according to their oral traditions
- Chapter 5 The practice of archaeology
- Chapter 6 The Iron Age archaeology of the southern Lake Malawi area
- Chapter 7 The discovery and excavation of the Mankhamba site
- Chapter 8 Ceramic and stone objects
- Chapter 9 Metal objects and beads
- Chapter 10 Faunal remains
- Chapter 11 The Chewa at Mankhamba
- Chapter 12 Long-distance trade and the rise of the Maravi empire
- Chapter 13 The demise of the Maravi empire
- Chapter 14 Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- List of Maps, Plates, Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 The Bantu origins of the Chewa
- Chapter 3 The origins and migrations of the Chewa according to their oral traditions
- Chapter 4 Expansion of the Chewa according to their oral traditions
- Chapter 5 The practice of archaeology
- Chapter 6 The Iron Age archaeology of the southern Lake Malawi area
- Chapter 7 The discovery and excavation of the Mankhamba site
- Chapter 8 Ceramic and stone objects
- Chapter 9 Metal objects and beads
- Chapter 10 Faunal remains
- Chapter 11 The Chewa at Mankhamba
- Chapter 12 Long-distance trade and the rise of the Maravi empire
- Chapter 13 The demise of the Maravi empire
- Chapter 14 Conclusion
- References
- Index
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- Archaeology and Oral Tradition in MalawiOrigins and Early History of the Chewa, pp. xvii - xxPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2020