Add to ORKGAs a highly valued metal, exchanged over large distances, copper has played a major role in the socio-political and economic history of Central Africa during the 2nd millennium CE. Its production and trade have, however, for long not received much attention in archaeological research. In the past few years, new research has deepened the topic in the two main producing areas, the Niari Basin (South Rep. of Congo), and the Copperbelt (South-East DRC). The investigation of copper production sites in the Niari Basin allowed to outline the diversity of manufacturing process between the 9th and 19th centuries CE and their links with the wider socio-political context. In the meantime, reappraisal of evidence related to copper ingots produced in th...
At the end of the 19th century, copper and brass were used in a large part of the Congo Basin to mak...
At the end of the 19th century, copper and brass were used in a large part of the Congo Basin to mak...
The Copperbelt is one of the richest copper deposits in the world and has been an important primary ...
As a highly valued metal, exchanged over large distances, copper has played a major role in the soci...
Copper has played a fundamental role in the socio-political and economic history of Central Africa d...
The long-distance trade routes would have played a significant role in the socio-political history o...
Copper deposits of the Niari basin (Republic of Congo) are known from historical texts since the 16t...
Copper is rare and scattered in central Africa and was considered as a valuable metal, playing the s...
In Central Africa, copper ore occurs in only a few locations and copper appears to have beena scarce...
Although copper was very valuable in traditional society in Central Africa, it has never been system...
Long-distance and regional trade routes have played a major role in the sociopolitical history of Ce...
Long-distance and regional trade routes have played a major role in the sociopolitical history of Ce...
Copper, considered a “red gold,” had a major place in the political economy of Central Africa over t...
Tout comme dans d’autres régions du continent, le cuivre a été prisé tout au long du 2e millénaire A...
Copper, considered a “red gold,” had a major place in the political economy of Central Africa over t...
At the end of the 19th century, copper and brass were used in a large part of the Congo Basin to mak...
At the end of the 19th century, copper and brass were used in a large part of the Congo Basin to mak...
The Copperbelt is one of the richest copper deposits in the world and has been an important primary ...
As a highly valued metal, exchanged over large distances, copper has played a major role in the soci...
Copper has played a fundamental role in the socio-political and economic history of Central Africa d...
The long-distance trade routes would have played a significant role in the socio-political history o...
Copper deposits of the Niari basin (Republic of Congo) are known from historical texts since the 16t...
Copper is rare and scattered in central Africa and was considered as a valuable metal, playing the s...
In Central Africa, copper ore occurs in only a few locations and copper appears to have beena scarce...
Although copper was very valuable in traditional society in Central Africa, it has never been system...
Long-distance and regional trade routes have played a major role in the sociopolitical history of Ce...
Long-distance and regional trade routes have played a major role in the sociopolitical history of Ce...
Copper, considered a “red gold,” had a major place in the political economy of Central Africa over t...
Tout comme dans d’autres régions du continent, le cuivre a été prisé tout au long du 2e millénaire A...
Copper, considered a “red gold,” had a major place in the political economy of Central Africa over t...
At the end of the 19th century, copper and brass were used in a large part of the Congo Basin to mak...
At the end of the 19th century, copper and brass were used in a large part of the Congo Basin to mak...
The Copperbelt is one of the richest copper deposits in the world and has been an important primary ...