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Archaeological research in Timbuktu, Mali

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Timothy Insoll
Timothy Insoll*
Affiliation:
St John's College, Cambridge CB2 1TP, England
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Abstract

Urban archaeological survey in Africa is rarely undertaken, and relatively little is known about many important cities and their development. Here Tim Insoll describes the results of a preliminary season at Timbuktu.

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West AfricaTimbuktuSaharaWorld Heritage
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Antiquity , Volume 72 , Issue 276 , June 1998 , pp. 413 - 417
Copyright
Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1998

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