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HIS 375 / 575: Pre-Colonial Africa

A guide for students conducting research and looking for primary sources about pre-colonial Africa.

Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Egypt
Fordham University
American Research Center in Egypt: Virtual Tours
Knowledge and Power in the Neo-Assyrian Empire
LMU Munich
Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative
Selection of inscriptions
Duke Papyrus Archive
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
An estimated 80,000 objects related to Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology
ETANA - Electronic Tools and Ancient Near Eastern Archives
"ETANA is a cooperative venture of a consortium of scholarly societies and universities to develop and maintain a comprehensive Internet site for the study of the ancient Near East (ANE)."

Ashanti Culture
Linked resources
Ashante Culture
List of resources (look for books in our library collection)
Golden Stool of the Ashanti Empire
Also includes information about ruler Osei Kofi Tutu

Benin: an African kingdom
The British Museum
Benin Court Art - Metropolitan Museum
A couple of primary sources embedded
Art of the Kingdom of Benin
Wikipedia entry - primary sources embedded throughout

Subjects: Africana Studies, History