{"product_id":"essouk-tadmekka-9789004346147","title":"Essouk - Tadmekka","description":"\u003ci\u003eEssouk-Tadmekka\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first archaeological exploration of one of the most important market towns on the trans-Saharan camel-caravan routes in the early Islamic period, supplying West African gold, slaves, and ivory to the Mediterranean world. Excavation of Essouk-Tadmekka’s ruins – in Saharan West Africa – has enabled Sam Nixon and a team of scholars to better understand this town described by early Arabic geographers, therein providing insights into such wider questions as the origins of trans-Saharan trade, the commerce in gold, and the arrival of Islamic culture in West Africa. This window into the earliest period of trans-Saharan exchange includes illustration of some of the best-preserved ruins along the camel-caravan routes, the earliest-known Arabic writing in West Africa, and rare gold-working remains.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nContributors are: Stephanie Black, Sophie Desrosiers, Laure Dussubieux, Thomas Fenn, Dorian Fuller, James Lankton, Kevin MacDonald, Paulo de Moraes Farias, Mary-Anne Murray, Sam Nixon, Thilo Rehren, Peter Robertshaw, Jane Sidell, and Benoit Suzanne.","brand":"Sam Nixon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48273639735547,"sku":"9789004346147","price":173.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_345cb4bd-0489-4ccc-9ef4-a919534795cf.jpg?v=1774732337","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/essouk-tadmekka-9789004346147","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}