Origins of African Culture: Asian Migrations Through Africa to the Americas

Mayan Genesis and Inca Origins author Kearsley examines the evidence for Asian migrations through Africa and their relationship to the Asian cultures in the Americas. Chapters include: The Great Fertile Crescent, Climate Change and Migration; Desertification and Dispersal Throughout the Greater Fertile Crescent; Ethiopia and Migrations in Africa; Evidence of Archaeology and Metallurgy in East Africa; Ancient Incursions into East Africa from India and Indonesia; Zimbabwe: A Trail of Gold from Mozambique by way of Sofala; A New Archeological Age at Zimbabwe; The Moon, Mountains, and Cultural Transfer from Asia; Later Transfers of Polynesian and Indonesian Customs in Africa; Ritual and Artefactual Transfers from South Asia and Oceania; Iron Before Bronze — Metallurgy in African Traditions; Serpent Slayers, the Savannah and Blacksmiths; Ironworking Traditions: From Dogon to the Ammuru in Africa; Traditions of Pygmoids and Dwarfs in Asia, Africa and the Americas; The Equatorial Extension of Tiki and Related Myths Worldwide; more. A massive book packed with illustrations and rare information. Imported from Britain.