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  2. African archaeology - Wikipedia

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    For Africa south of the Sahara, African archaeology is classified in a slightly different way, with the Paleolithic generally divided into the Early Stone Age, the Middle Stone Age, and the Later Stone Age. [6] [page needed] After these three stages come the Pastoral Neolithic, the Iron Age and then later historical periods.

  3. List of archaeological sites by country - Wikipedia

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    Albert Park tunnels – World War II civilian air raid shelters sealed in 1946; Te Wairoa – "The Buried Village", a Maori village buried by volcanic eruption in 1886; Wairau Bar – rivermouth site of pre-European Maori settlement; Huriawa Peninsula - Te Pa a Te Wera, Reserve, and archeological sites

  4. Old World - Wikipedia

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    In the context of archaeology and world history, the term "Old World" includes those parts of the world which were in (indirect) cultural contact from the Bronze Age onwards, resulting in the parallel development of the early civilizations, mostly in the temperate zone between roughly the 45th and 25th parallels north, in the area of the Mediterranean, including North Africa.

  5. History of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Map of the western Sahel and Sudan (northern West Africa) c. 1200. (Songhai is Gao) Kingdoms in this era were centred around cities and cores, with variations of influence radiating out from these points, borders here are estimates. The arrival of Islam in West Africa had seismic consequences for the history of the entire region.

  6. Category:Archaeological sites in Africa by country - Wikipedia

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    Archaeological sites in South Africa (1 C, 61 P) Archaeological sites in Sudan (2 C, 74 P) T. Archaeological sites in Tanzania (1 C, 35 P)

  7. Category:Archaeological sites in Africa - Wikipedia

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    See also Category:Archaeology in Africa for sites in many countries. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. ...

  8. Category:Archaeology of Africa by country - Wikipedia

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    Archaeology of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2 P) E. Archaeology of Egypt (6 C, 9 P) ... Archaeology of South Africa (3 C, 5 P) Archaeology of Sudan (5 C, 6 P) T.

  9. Cartography of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Ptolemy's world map (2nd century) shows a reasonable awareness of the general topography of North Africa, but is unaware of anything south of the equator. The limit of Ptolemy's knowledge in the west is Cape Spartel (35° 48′ N); while he does assume that the coast eventually retreats in a "Great Gulf of the Western Ocean", this is not likely ...