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An Archaeology of Images: Iconology and Cosmology in Iron Age and Roman Europe

Book by Miranda Aldhouse-Green; Routledge, 2004

Subjects:

Art, Celtic, Iron Age--Europe, Symbolism In Art

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...Savory, H.N. (1976) Guide Catalogue of the Early Iron Age Collections in the National Museum of Wales , Cardiff...25 September 2002. Schmidt, P.R. (1997) Iron Technology in East Africa: Symbolism, Science and Archaeology , Bloomington...
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The European Iron Age

Book by John Collis; Routledge, 1997

Subjects:

Europe--Antiquities, Europe--History--To 476, Iron Age--Europe

Collections: History, Entire Library

...spread of the knowledge of iron working, especially the...archaeological record during the Iron Age. The ideas mostly emanated...or the high-quality iron work which was being produced...Near East, Greece, North Africa and Italy. It is characterised...
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Iron Age Communities in Britain: An Account of England, Scotland and Wales from the Seventh Century BC until the Roman Conquest

Book by Barry Cunliffe; Routledge, 2004

Subjects:

Britons, Great Britain--Antiquities, Celtic, Great Britain--History--To 55 B.C, Iron Age--Great Britain

Collections: History, Entire Library

...impact of the American slave trade on the tribes of west Africa to appreciate the socially disruptive potential which was...but there is no evidence at all that epidemics raged in Iron Age Britain. Indeed, given the dispersed nature of the population...
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The Iron Age in Northern Britain: Celts and Romans, Natives and Invaders

Book by D. W. Harding; Routledge, 2004

Subjects:

Celts--Great Britain--History--To 500, Great Britain--Antiquities, Iron Age--Great Britain, Romans--Great Britain

Collections: History, Entire Library

...was a consistent policy in the establishment and maintenance of the frontiers of the Roman Empire, whether in Germany, North Africa or Britain, and that frontier policy was determined by some governing principle, generally perceived as rational, just and...
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The Stone Age of Northern Africa

Book by C. B. M. McBurney; Penguin Books, 1960

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Stone Age--Africa, North

Collections: History, Entire Library

...first millennium B.C. North Africa is wholly lacking in metallic ores other than iron, and hence it is in the highest...the introduction of efficient iron-working techniques in the...Beakers of the Early Bronze Age in Europe. Thickening towards...

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Journal Articles on: iron age africa

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Did They or Didn't They Invent It? Iron in Sub-saharan Africa

Journal article by Stanley B. Alpern; History In Africa, Vol. 32, 2005

Collections: History, Entire Library

...appeared to be of iron. He thought black...Berbers transmitted iron technology across...anywhere in North Africa. IV Before we...rings whose exact age was determined...of calibrated ages. One such part...have calibrated age ranges of up to...sub-Saharan Africa seldom has that...literature of African iron metallurgy suggests...
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Megalithic Pochampad: The Skeletal Biology and Archaeological Context of an Iron Age Site in Andhra Pradesh, India

Journal article by Kenneth A.R. Kennedy; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 41, 2002

Subjects:

Andhra Pradesh, India--Research, Megalithic monuments--Research, Prehistoric peoples--Research

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Pochampad and adjacent Iron Age sites in peninsular...broad spectrum of ages at time of death are...remains from Iron Age Raigir, Andhra Pradesh...racial affinities of Iron Age populations of South...Instituto Italiano per Africa e LOriente. KENNEDY...
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Money and Respect: The Changing Value of Old Age in Rural Ghana

Journal article by Sjaak Van Der Geest; Africa, Vol. 67, 1997

Subjects:

Aged--Ghana, Ghana--Social aspects, Money--Social aspects

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...topic, respect and old age. For some discussion...1996. Coping with Old Age in a Changing Africa: social change and the...the nineteenth century, Africa 60 (4), 524-37...in Akan funeral rites, Africa 64 (3), 307-22...
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Smelting Iron from Laterite: Technical Possibility or Ethnographic Aberration?

Journal article by T.O. Pryce, S. Natapintu; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 48, 2009

Subjects:

Excavations (Archaeology)--Thailand, Historic sites--Analysis, Historic sites--History, Iron ores--Analysis, Iron ores--Usage, Laterite--Analysis, Smelting

Collections: History, Entire Library

...for the smelting of iron in the region (Abendanon...as well as in Africa (Gordon and Killick...produce their own iron has immediate ramifications...facilitated them since irons generally agreed...modern Southeast Asian iron metallurgy. We have...researchers in Metal Age Southeast Asia...frequently found in Africa, South America...
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Iron Plays a Major Role in Nutrition

Journal article by Clare Ulrich; Human Ecology, Vol. 32, 2005

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Food--Iron content, Food--Nutritional aspects, Food--Research, Iron (Nutrient)--Nutritional aspects, Iron (Nutrient)--Research, Iron deficiency diseases--Health aspects, Iron deficiency diseases--Research, Iron in the body--Nutritional aspects, Iron in the body--Research

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...one from South Africa with considerable...76 percent had low iron levels. Stunting...developmentally appropriate age. They also were less...for children of this age." Stoltzfus is planning...or school-entry ages, in order to assess...problems associated with iron deficiency persist with age. If an iron-deficient...

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Magazine Articles on: iron age africa

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FDI into Africa the Iron Is Hot: It Took a Recession of Near-Depression Proportions to Bring to Light a Phenomenon Few on Either Side of the North-South Divide Previously Seemed Aware Of: Africa Is Now the Investment Destination of Choice. While Some Investors Are Still Blinded by Stereotypes and Preconceptions, the Savvy Are Moving in Numbers to a Continent Whose Real Potential Has Hardly Been Touched. Tom Nevin Reports

Magazine article by Tom Nevin; African Business, April 2010

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Africa--Economic aspects, Africa--Forecasts and trends, Economic growth--Forecasts and trends, Economic recovery--Forecasts and trends, Emerging markets--Economic aspects, Emerging markets--Forecasts and trends, Foreign direct investment--Economic aspects, Foreign investments--Economic aspects, Recessions--Forecasts and trends

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FDI into Africa the Iron Is Hot: It Took a Recession of Near...Divide Previously Seemed Aware Of: Africa Is Now the Investment Destination...Could this be the start of a new age of investment in Africa and, if it is, can it last...
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From Iron Age to Our Age

Magazine article by Francine Russo; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 286, November 2000

Subjects:

Archipelagoes--Italy, Elba--Description and travel, Tuscany, Italy--Description and travel

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From Iron Age to Our Age. by Francine Russo VISITORS to...islands folk discovered rich deposits of iron ore on Elbas eastern slopes and forged the...implements. Soon outsiders, too, discovered the iron-and some of the 150 or so other valuable...
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After the 'Iron Fist' - What?

Magazine article by Micah L. Sifry; The Nation, Vol. 246, February 13, 1988

Subjects:

Israel--Military policy, National liberation movements, Palestinian Arabs, South Africa--Social aspects, West Bank--Demonstrations and protests

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...toll from shootings. Rabin announced his iron fist policy of suppressing Palestinian...in the cell were children, the youngest age 10. "I felt like I wasnt a human being...Peace Now did not demonstrate against the iron fist policy when it started, however...
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Lessons Learned from China in Africa: While America-And the World-Sit Idly by, the Asian Superpower Is Slowly and Quietly Cementing Its Place on the Continent ... and in History

Magazine article by Jennifer Brea; Ebony, Vol. 63, January 2008

Subjects:

Africa--Economic aspects, Africa--International relations, China--Economic aspects, Chinese foreign relations, Foreign investments--Economic aspects, Poultry industry--Foreign operations

Collections: History, Entire Library

...consumer are improving, Africa is in the midst of its...which still harbors its age-old image of Africa as the Dark Continent...and wielding soldering irons. Rwandan officials meet...to exploit, as though Africa only has two choices...
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Ancient Africa & African Empires Timeline

Magazine article by Cora Agatucci; The New Crisis, Vol. 107, January 2000

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Africa, Ancient civilizations, Archaeology

Collections: Entire Library

...twentieth centuries, the age of the European slave...European colonization of Africa, to discredit Africans...seacoasts. In western Africa a number of black kingdoms...equipped its armies with iron weapons and became master...coastal forests of western Africa in the south. By the...

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Newspaper Articles on: iron age africa

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Party's Not over for the Iron Lady; as Lady Thatcher Prepares for Her 80th Birthday, Her Closest Friends Share Their Worries over Her Poor Health and Failing Memory

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), October 2, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Partys Not over for the Iron Lady; as Lady Thatcher...in good shape for her age. She takes regular walks...that this will be the Iron Ladys last goodbye; her...Mother after quitting South Africa following his conviction...involved in a coup in Africa set her back badly. She...
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PARTY'S NOT OVER FOR THE IRON LADY; as Lady Thatcher Prepares for Her 80th Birthday, Her Closest Friends Share Their Worries over Her Poor Health and Failing Memory, REVIEW

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), October 2, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...PARTYS NOT OVER FOR THE IRON LADY; as Lady Thatcher...in good shape for her age. She takes regular walks...that this will be the Iron Ladys last goodbye; her...Mother after quitting South Africa following his conviction...involved in a coup in Africa set her back badly. She...
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IRON MAN IN SHOW OF METTLE; No Mercy from Cook as England Close in on No 1 Spot

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 13, 2011

Subjects:

Cricket, Cricket (Sport)

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

IRON MAN IN SHOW OF METTLE; No Mercy...an England batsman. This was iron man territory, a relentless...for England. In an impatient age this was a remarkable exhibition...Bridge, 1938 654-5 v South Africa, Durban, 1939 Cooking with...
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Swarming around a UK-Bound Truck, Illegal Immigrants Prepare to Stow Away. Challenge Them and They'll Respond with Knives and Iron Bars. A Chilling Illustration That, despite French Claims, the Crisis in Calais Grows More Menacing by the Day C1; SPECIAL INVESTIGATION

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 11, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Respond with Knives and Iron Bars. A Chilling Illustration...attacked and threatened with iron bars. There have even...tractors and machinery across Africa. He has seen poverty...young males of working age, they are drawn from...They were armed with iron bars and knives. It was...
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Iron-Tight Friendship; Longtime Mates Take on Premier Ironman Series

Newspaper article; Tweed Daily News (Tweed Heads, Australia), January 16, 2010

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Iron-Tight Friendship; Longtime...international meets in Taiwan and South Africa in 2009, continued to say that...15am. Name: Hugh Doherty Age: 26 Occupation: Apprentice...most success Name: Sam Hamilton Age: 26 Occupation: Apprentice...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: iron age africa

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Zimbabwe , Country, Africa

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...clay, chromium ore, and iron ore). Among Zimbabwes...chemicals, and fuels. South Africa is by far the largest...There are a number of Iron Age sites in Zimbabwe, with...1889 the British South Africa Company, organized by...into the Union of South Africa, electing instead to...
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Great Britain

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Indies, India, Pakistan, Africa, and China began immigrating...mineral resources include iron ore, tin, limestone...had developed a Bronze Age culture by the time the...brought their energetic Iron Age culture to Britain...imported, and lead, tin, iron, wheat, and wool were...
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Archaeology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...implements. His three-age theory (the Stone Age, Bronze Age , and Iron Age ) was essentially...archaeological discoveries in Africa, Asia, and the Americas...remains of humans in East Africa dating back 1.7 million...rich in remains of the Iron Age; the Vatican and...
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Zambia

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Mozambique, and South Africa with the encouragement...rule. In 1986, South Africa launched raids against...travel (December) to South Africa for medical treatment...Bibliography See B. M. Fagan, Iron Age Cultures in Zambia (2...
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United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...suffered in a competitive and unregulated economic age. Behind the facade of the "Gilded Age," with its aura of peace and general prosperity...speculation, and elsewhere. To some it seemed a golden age. But agriculture was not prosperous, and industry...

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