Roger Blench: Papers in African Archaeology and
prehistory
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2018 |
The
peopling of the Canaries: new data and new hypotheses. Paper prepared for
18th AARD, Cambridge24/11/18 |
Unpublished |
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2017 |
Nick A. Drake & Roger Blench Reconceptualising the
palaeozoogeography of the Sahara and the dispersal of modern humans. In: Human dispersal and species movement: from
prehistory to the present. N. Boivin, R. Crassard & M. Petraglia eds.119-143.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
Published |
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n.d. |
The role of disease in
African prehistory. |
Drafted |
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2015 |
Reconstructing the history of African
crops: the contribution of linguistics and archaeology. |
Presented |
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2014 |
Filthy lucre: a physical history of African
money. Powerpoint presented at the African Archaeology Research Day, |
Presented |
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2014 |
The
linguistic prehistory of the Sahara. Presented at the conference The Trans-Sahara project: State Formation, Migration and Trade in the |
Paper in
press Powerpoint |
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2014 |
Sorghum in Africa and onwards around the world: the
contribution of linguistics to understanding its spread. Powerpoint given at the |
Presentation |
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2013 |
Linguistic and
cultural background to the North Bauchi region and the Wiihə people.
Chapter for: The excavations at Kariya Wuro. Philip Allsworth-Jones ed.
Journal of African Archaeology Monograph |
Published |
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n.d. |
Sibling names
and the Kongo origins of Marie-Therèse Coincoin, an African plantation owner
in colonial Louisiana. Draft paper by MacDonald, Blench, Mills
& Morgan |
For
submission |
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2014 |
Using diverse sources of evidence for
reconstructing the prehistory of musical exchanges in the Indian Ocean and
their broader significance for cultural prehistory. African Archaeological Review, DOI
10.1007/s10437-014-9178-z |
Published |
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2014 |
Theory, methods and
results in the reconstruction of African music history. Azania: Archaeological Research in |
Published |
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2014 |
African agricultural
tools: implications of synchronic ethnography for agrarian history. In:
Archaeology of African plant use. C.J. Stevens S. Nixon, M.A. Murray &
D.Q. Fuller eds. 243-257. |
Published |
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2014 |
Linguistic evidence for the
chronological stratification of populations South of Lake Chad. In: Les échanges et la communication
dans le basin du Lac Tchad. |
Published |
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2013 |
Language,
linguistics and archaeology; their integration in the study of African
prehistory.
Chapter for the |
Published |
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2012 |
African
crop history from the perspective of linguistics. SAFA, |
Presented |
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2012 |
Reconstructing African agrarian
prehistory by combining different sources of evidence: methodological
considerations and examples for West African economic plants. Proceedings of the 7th International
Workshop on African Archaeobotany, |
In press |
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2012 |
African
pottery –why archaeologists don’t get it. Powerpoint for the African Archaeological Research
Days. |
Presented |
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2012 |
Finger-millet:
the contribution of vernacular names towards its prehistory. Archaeological and
Anthropological sciences. DOI 10.1007/s12520-012-0103-6 |
Published |
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2012 |
Vernacular
names for African millets and other minor cereals and their significance. Archaeological and
Anthropological sciences. DOI 10.1007/s12520-012-0104-5 |
Published |
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2012 |
The
contribution of vernacular names for pearl millet to its early history in
Africa and Asia. Paper for journal submission. |
In review |
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2012 |
The
Semiticisation of the Arabian Peninsula and the Problem of its Reflection in the
Archaeological Record. In: Navigated
Spaces, Connected Places: Proceedings of Red Sea Project V held at the |
Published |
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2012 |
Understanding
Nigerian prehistory through its linguistic geography. In: Advances in Minority
Language Research in |
Published |
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2012 |
Two vanished African
maritime traditions and a parallel from South America. African Archaeological Review, 2012. DOI 10.1007/s10437-012-9115-y |
Published |
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2010 |
Evidence for the Austronesian
voyages in the Indian Ocean. In:
The global origins of seafaring. Atholl Anderson, J.H. Barrett
& K.V. Boyle eds. pp. 239-248. |
Published |
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2010 |
The
linguistic geography of Nigeria and its implications for prehistory. In: West African Archaeology New developments, new
perspectives. BAR International Series
2164. Philip Allsworth-Jones ed. 161-170. |
Published |
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2010 |
Drake, Nick A., Roger M. Blench, Simon J.
Armitage, Charlie S. Bristow, and Kevin H. White 2010. Ancient
watercourses and biogeography of the Sahara explain the peopling of the
desert. Proceedings of the Initially presented as; The ‘Green |
Published |
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2010 |
Was there a proto-Bantu word for
‘whale’? Explorations in early Bantu maritime history. Poster presented
at African Archaeology Research Day, Cambridge 2010. |
Poster |
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2009 |
Was there an interchange between
Cushitic pastoralists and Khoesan speakers in the prehistory of Southern
Africa and how can this be detected? Special Volume Sprache und Geschichte in Afrika: Language Contact, Language
change and History, based on language sources in Africa. Wilhelm Möhlig,
Frank Seidel & Axel Fleisch eds. Sprache und
Geschichte in Afrika, 20: 31-49. Presented at International Colloquium Königswinter, March 28-30, 2007. |
Published |
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2009 |
Bananas
and plantains in Africa; re-interpreting the linguistic evidence. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 7:363-380. Paper presented at WAC VI, Dublin 2008. |
Published |
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2007 |
New
palaeozoogeographical evidence for the settlement of Madagascar. |
Published |
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2006 |
Reconstructing
the subsistence of the proto-Dogon. PowerPoint for SAFA 2006, |
Unpublished |
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2004 |
Using
Ethnography To Reconstruct The Culture Of Early Modern Humans. Presented at SAFA, |
Unpublished |
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2003 |
The
intertwined history of the silk-cotton and baobab in West Africa. In: Fields of change; progress in African
Archaeobotany. ed. R.T.J. Cappers. 1-20. |
Published |
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1999a |
The westward wanderings of Cushitic
pastoralists. In: L’Homme et l’animale dans le
Bassin du Lac Tchad. C. Baroin
& J. Boutrais eds. 39-80. |
Published |
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1999b |
The languages
of Africa: macrophyla proposals and implications for archaeological
interpretation. In: Archaeology and
Language, IV. eds. R.M. Blench and M. Spriggs. 29-47. |
Published |
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1996 |
The
ethnographic evidence for long-distance contacts between Oceania and East
Africa. In: The |
Published |
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n.d. |
Unpublished |