Les fils à double tête en alliage à base de cuivre de Koumbi Saleh (Mauritanie)
Numerous “double-headed threads” were found scattered all over the site of Kumbi Saleh, the presumed site of the capital of ancient Ghana. Based on the records of Ibn Battutah, an Arab traveller of the 14th cent. A.D., these threads have been identified as a currency; their ubiquity in the past exca...
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Language: | English |
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2005-10-01
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Series: | Afrique Archéologie Arts |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/aaa/2113 |