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Ivory trade in Ghana, 1690. Elephant ivory has been exported from Africa and Asia for millennia with records going back to the 14th century BCE.Transport of the heavy commodity was always difficult, and with the establishment of the early-modern slave trades from East and West Africa, freshly captured slaves were used to carry the heavy tusks to the ports where both the tusks and their ...
The remnants of these trade routes can still be seen today in the cultural and architectural heritage of African cities. These historical trade networks laid the foundation for contemporary trade patterns within and beyond Africa, influencing modern economic activities and cultural exchanges. [13] [14] [15]
African maritime trade involved a wide range of goods that were highly valued in international markets. From the East African coast, gold, ivory, and slaves were prominent exports. In return, African traders received textiles, ceramics, spices, and other luxury goods from Arabia, India, and beyond.
External trade began around the 7th century, primarily exporting gold and ivory. [108]: 14 Around 900, motivated by the ivory trade, some Zhizo moved south to settle the Limpopo-Shashe Basin. Their capital and most populated settlement was Schroda, and via the coastal Swahili city-state Chibuene they engaged in the Indian Ocean trade.
The Chaining of a Continent: Export Demand for Captives and the History of Africa South of the Sahara, 1450–1870 Mona, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, 1992. Inikori, Joseph E. and Engerman, Stanley (Eds.) The Atlantic Slave Trade Effects on Economies, Societies, and Peoples in Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Durham: Duke ...
The illegal ivory trade, along with habitat loss, climate change and other factors, has destroyed the two elephant species in Africa. Tusks from a seizure in Malaysia in 2012 (Malaysia Department ...
The state arose in the 12th century CE. Its wealth came from controlling the trade in ivory from the Limpopo Valley, copper from the mountains of northern Transvaal, and gold from the Zimbabwe Plateau between the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers, with the Swahili merchants at Chibuene. By the mid-13th century, Mapungubwe was abandoned. [71]
Photos show this roughly 8-inch-long ivory “baton.” The “baton” was made by the Aurignacian culture at least 35,000 years old and was still sharp, the study said.