An Archaeology of the Bantu Expansion : Early Settlers South of the Congo Rainforest

The Bantu Expansion is one of the most intriguing issues in African history. Based on extensive fieldwork in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and laboratory analysis, this book provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and multi-proxy account of the first Bantu speakers south of the Congo rai...

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Autores principales: Peter R. Coutros, Jessamy H. Doman, Igor Matonda Sakala, Koen Bostoen
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Publicado: Routledge 2026
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