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14 - Technology in the Sahara and Beyond

Concluding Discussion

from Part VI - Conclusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2020

By
Chloë N. Duckworth ,
Aurélie Cuénod  and
David J. Mattingly
Edited by
C. N. Duckworth ,
A. Cuénod  and
D. J. Mattingly
C. N. Duckworth
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
A. Cuénod
Affiliation:
University of Leicester
D. J. Mattingly
Affiliation:
University of Leicester
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Summary

The concluding discussion in this chapter addresses several issues. In the first place it draws together the threads of discussion that run through the individual chapters relating to the nature of technology and technological transfer in the Sahara. It reflects on ‘what is a mobile technology?’, ‘how to study technology in the Sahara’, ‘difficulties and solutions’ and ‘connections’. The second half of the chapter broadens the discussion to consider further the implications of Saharan technology transfer in relation to the ‘and beyond’ part of our title. Finally, it examines some of the ramifications of the combined results of the four volumes of the Trans-Saharan Archaeology series for archaeologists, historians and related researchers. It presents some ideas about how the conclusions of this series offer a fresh perspective on the Trans-Saharan region and necessitate a fundamental reshaping of future agendas of study of the ancient Sahara and beyond.

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Garamantestechnologytrademigrationurbanisation
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Mobile Technologies in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond , pp. 487 - 503
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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