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An Archaeological Survey of Mwanza Region, Tanzania

Bibliographic Data

ID6041785
AuthorsRobert Soper (corresponding author), R C Soper, Bernard Golden
Year1969
Volume4
Issue1
Pages15-79
Publication date1969-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAzania Archaeological Research in Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0067-270X • E-ISSN: 1945-5534
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00672706909511507
OpenAlexW2075564954
LanguageEN
Citations received61
References cited37

The following report describes the results of fieldwork carried out in mid-1968 by Robert Soper and Bernard Golden, Director and Research Fellow respectively of the Bantu Studies Project of the British Institute. It sheds considerable light on the past of an area which was previously virtually unknown from an archaeological point of view

Archaeology · Bantu languages · Environmental planning · Geography · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Survey research · Tanzania · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Philosophy · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · Travel Writing and Literature

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Unique citing works61
Citations per year1,09
Citation span1970 - 2026 (57)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 61

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