African Bronze Production: Technology, Symbols, Representations, and Meaning

Social interactions, technological and ecological dynamics in ancient Africa, have been the privilege field research of the social, natural and physical sciences. The engagement of these disciplines in the observation and analysis of sociocultural, economic, and environmental changes is obvious. Except that it was uneven and mainly focused on iron metallurgy; a situation that can be explained by the scientific context of the time, the sensitivities and the experiences of the researchers. Th...