Graham Connah Knihy

In this book, Graham Connah offers an overview of archaeological authorship: its diversity, its challenges, and its methodology.

The book explores four million years of African history, highlighting archaeological findings that reveal lesser-known aspects of the continent's past. Aimed at general readers and beginners, it provides insights into significant historical developments and cultural evolution through evidence-based narratives, making it an accessible introduction to Africa's rich heritage.

The Lake Chad region of Nigeria is an extreme environment. Professor Connah traces the story of human adaptation to and exploitation of this unusual environment from prehistoric to modern times.

This bookprovides an account of the excavation of a single house at the Nubian site ofQasr Ibrim in 1986. The work provided a microcosm that investigated residentialcontinuity in the context of cultural change, at a place remarkable for thesurvival of organic evidence. House 1037 should be considered in the context ofother excavations at Qasr Ibrim, conducted for many years on behalf of theEgypt Exploration Society. This raises questions about its role in the contextof African archaeology, as well as its wider relationships. The book is also astudy of the problems arising from delayed publication of archaeological fieldresearch and of the extent to which they can be overcome. Much of the site hasnow been destroyed or damaged by the rising waters of Lake Nasser, so that thebook is a record of an investigation that cannot be repeated: it is a'resurrection' of the work.

Exploring the natural history of humans in the Lake Chad region of Nigeria, this work delves into the interplay between the environment and human development. It examines the ecological changes and their impact on local communities, highlighting the rich cultural and biological diversity of the area. The book sheds light on the historical context of human settlement, adaptation, and the challenges faced by the inhabitants due to environmental shifts. Through detailed analysis, it offers insights into the relationship between nature and human life in this unique region.

This book is about the author’s time as an academic archaeologist attached to the University of New England, Armidale NSW, and the Australian National University, Canberra ACT, Australia. It continues the autobiographical account in Prelude, published in 2011 and From Cambridge to Lake Chad published in 2019. It discusses his experiences as a Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Professor and Emeritus Professor. This memoir also considers the role of many other people with whom he was associated.Covering the period of 1971 to 2023, it charts the development of the field of archaeology in the Australian context.

The material world of European settlement in Australia has been uncovered not only by historians but also by the work of archaeologists. These archaeological inquiries have revealed new pictures of the public and private lives of Australians at home and at work. This book, previously published as a hardback under the title Of the Hut I Builded,now in paperback, presents the insights gained from such investigations and makes them available to a wide audience. Historical archaeology is broad ranging and this book discusses the first European towns, including those settlements that failed, the archaeological traces left by the convicts, and archaeological evidence of the agricultural, maritime, industrial, and manufacturing activities of early Australia. Graham Connah also examines the evidence of earliest contact between Europeans and Aboriginal people.

Graham Connah, Professor an der australischen National University in Canberra, ist einer der besten internationalen Spezialisten zur Archäologie Afrikas.