who examined six 19th century West African swords, using a non-invasive multimethodological approach to reveal the composition and manufacturing history of the iron implements. These striking ...

For many years, these remarkable swords had been improperly attributed to European smiths, but this new research helps to reclaim this piece of West African history and challenge the common ...

The General History of Africa (GHA) is a pioneering corpus, unparalleled in its ambition to cover the history of the entire African continent, since the appearance of human beings to contemporary ...