Felix Chami
Biographic Data
| ID | 1416193 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Felix Chami |
| GIVEN NAMES | Felix |
| FAMILY NAME | Chami |
| SIGNATURE | CHAMI F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Dar-es Salaam, Tanzania [email protected] |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Geographical Extent of Azania
The Romans identified East Africa as Azania. The Chinese as Zezan. The metropolis of Rhapta was indicated to be the capital of Azania. In recent times a controversy emerged as to the location of Azania and Rhapta. A discussion has also occurred regarding the kind of people who settled in Azania. Whereas some scholars agree that the core of Azania was in East Africa modern, the geographical extent of Azania is in question. Archaeological, historic…
Ancient seafaring in Eastern African Indian Ocean waters
This contribution analyses historical texts from the Egyptian and Graeco-Roman worlds, and compares their accounts with the latest archaeological discoveries in East Africa, many made by the author in Tanzania, to assess the extent of seafaring, especially maritime trade, along the East African littoral of the Indian Ocean. It argues that people from the old-world civilizations visited the coastline of East Africa in search of various resources a…
Swahili origins
People, Contacts, and the Environment in the African Past
People, Contacts, and the Environment in the African Past
The Geographical Extent of Azania
The Romans identified East Africa as Azania. The Chinese as Zezan. The metropolis of Rhapta was indicated to be the capital of Azania. In recent times a controversy emerged as to the location of Azania and Rhapta. A discussion has also occurred regarding the kind of people who settled in Azania. Whereas some scholars agree that the core of Azania was in East Africa modern, the geographical extent of Azania is in question. Archaeological, historic…
People, Contacts, and the Environment in the African Past
Swahili origins
Ancient seafaring in Eastern African Indian Ocean waters
This contribution analyses historical texts from the Egyptian and Graeco-Roman worlds, and compares their accounts with the latest archaeological discoveries in East Africa, many made by the author in Tanzania, to assess the extent of seafaring, especially maritime trade, along the East African littoral of the Indian Ocean. It argues that people from the old-world civilizations visited the coastline of East Africa in search of various resources a…
The Geographical Extent of Azania
The Romans identified East Africa as Azania. The Chinese as Zezan. The metropolis of Rhapta was indicated to be the capital of Azania. In recent times a controversy emerged as to the location of Azania and Rhapta. A discussion has also occurred regarding the kind of people who settled in Azania. Whereas some scholars agree that the core of Azania was in East Africa modern, the geographical extent of Azania is in question. Archaeological, historic…
Geography (4 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (4 works) · History (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · History (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · African history and culture analysis (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Bantu languages (1 work)