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Bénin Archaeology: The Ancient Kingdoms. By Klavs Randsborg & Inga Merkyte, with Niels Algreen Møller & Søren Albek. Centre of World Archaeology – Publication 7, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, 2 Volumes, 2009, 483 pp. ISBN 978-1-4051-8569-1. £ 98.00 / € 117.60.

Bénin Archaeology: The Ancient Kingdoms. By Klavs Randsborg & Inga Merkyte, with Niels Algreen... Book Review Bénin Archaeology: The Ancient Kingdoms. By Klavs Randsborg & Inga Merkyte, with Niels Algreen Møller & Søren Albek. Centre of World Archaeology ­ Publication 7, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, 2 Volumes, 2009, 483 pp. ISBN 978-1-4051-8569-1. £ 98.00 / 117.60. These two volumes present the results of ten years of archaeological research and collaboration in southern Bénin between the Department of Archaeology, University of Copenhagen, and the Directorate of Cultural Heritage in Bénin (DPC, Direction du Patrimoine Culturel). The BDarch (Bénin Denmark archaeology) programme has its origins in the accidental discovery, by Danish road-builders, of subterranean structures (`caves') in 1998 and ended with the establishment by this project of an Archaeological Park and Museum at Agongointo, where the first caves were (re-) discovered. The first volume details the sites, excavations, finds and historical background to this research, with the second being a catalogue of the various categories of sites and appendices of specialist reports. The latter is richly illustrated with colour and, predominantly, black and white photographs, but both volumes unfortunately lack any index. The sites excavated range from Late Stone Age (LSA) to Early Iron Working, to those dating to the Kingdom of Dahomey (ca 1645­1894). Amongst http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of African Archaeology Brill

Bénin Archaeology: The Ancient Kingdoms. By Klavs Randsborg & Inga Merkyte, with Niels Algreen Møller & Søren Albek. Centre of World Archaeology – Publication 7, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, 2 Volumes, 2009, 483 pp. ISBN 978-1-4051-8569-1. £ 98.00 / € 117.60.

Watson, Derek
Journal of African Archaeology , Volume 9 (1): 107 – Oct 25, 2011
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Book Review Bénin Archaeology: The Ancient Kingdoms. By Klavs Randsborg & Inga Merkyte, with Niels Algreen Møller & Søren Albek. Centre of World Archaeology ­ Publication 7, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, 2 Volumes, 2009, 483 pp. ISBN 978-1-4051-8569-1. £ 98.00 / 117.60. These two volumes present the results of ten years of archaeological research and collaboration in southern Bénin between the Department of Archaeology, University of Copenhagen, and the Directorate of Cultural Heritage in Bénin (DPC, Direction du Patrimoine Culturel). The BDarch (Bénin Denmark archaeology) programme has its origins in the accidental discovery, by Danish road-builders, of subterranean structures (`caves') in 1998 and ended with the establishment by this project of an Archaeological Park and Museum at Agongointo, where the first caves were (re-) discovered. The first volume details the sites, excavations, finds and historical background to this research, with the second being a catalogue of the various categories of sites and appendices of specialist reports. The latter is richly illustrated with colour and, predominantly, black and white photographs, but both volumes unfortunately lack any index. The sites excavated range from Late Stone Age (LSA) to Early Iron Working, to those dating to the Kingdom of Dahomey (ca 1645­1894). Amongst

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