Author: W. C. VerboomPublisher:
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Languages : en
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An Ecological Survey of Western Province, Zambia
Author: W. C. VerboomAn Ecological Survey of Western Province, Zambia, with Special Reference to the Fodder Resources
Author: W.C. VerboomAn Ecological Survey of Western Province, Zambia, with Special Reference to the Fodder Resources
Author: W. C. VerboomAn Ecological Survey of Western Province, Zambia, with Special Reference to the Fodder Resources. Volume 1
Author: W. C. VERBOOMAn Ecological Survey of Western Province, Zambia, with Special Reference to the Fodder Resources: The grasslands and their development
Author: W. C. VerboomPublisher:
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages :
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An ecological survey of Western Province
Author: W. C. VerboomPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 135
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An Ecological Survey of (Barotseland) Western Province, Zambia, with Special Reference to the Fodder Resources
Author: W. C. VerboomThe Kalahari Environment
Author: David ThomasPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521370809
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
This book provides an integrated, thorough and up-to-date review of the nature and development of the Kalahari environment, an environment of great ecological and geomorphological diversity. Its complex climatic and geological history and its long association with human societies attempting to utilise its natural resources are aspects of increasing scientific interest. The book has evolved from the authors' own research in the Kalahari, and attempts to provide explanations and answers to some of the many questions raised about this region, ranging from the commonly asked 'is it really a desert?', to more specific and detailed concerns. The interdisciplinary approach will make the book of interest to researchers, lecturers and advanced students in earth sciences, environmental studies, tropical geomorphology and Quaternary science. The extensive bibliography will also make the book a very important source of reference.
Wealth from the Rocks
Author: Mwelwa C. MusambachimePublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1514449145
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
This study focuses on the study of metallurgy in pre-colonial Zambia to 1890. A general review of the literature on metallurgy in pre-colonial Zambia reveals that during the period our study (up to 1890), three metals were mined. Iron production was a widespread, important and significant phenomenon, responsible for producing utility toolshoes, axe, knives, weapons, spears, arrow heads and broad knives, and regalia for the political and religious office holderscopper, which was confine to few areas; and gold to even fewer areas. Metallurgy was an important economic activity in which all ethnic groups participated in different levels of intensity. From iron ore which was smelted in elaborate and complicated processes imbued in magic, song, dance, incantations, medicines, and taboos by members of exclusively male guilds, blacksmiths were able to produce the following: (a) tools used in agriculture: hoes, axes used to clear forestays or areas to be cultivated to grow food for subsistence, non-edible crops such as tobacco and hemp which were smoked as part of relaxation, cotton used to make blankets sand shawls, needles for mending clothes, and knives for a variety of uses; (b) hunting using varieties of spears to hunt game, seek protection from dangerous animals, for defence of resources or offence to capture desired resources; (c) various sizes of hooks used in fishing different varieties of fish; and (d) making of regalia used in chieftaincies and priesthood as symbols of authority. Copper was also smelted and put in ingots of varying sizes and rods of varying sizes and lengths, which were (a) used to make copper wires as wires, rods, vessels and other utensils, copper smiths produced jewellery and ornaments and cast art pieces such as statues and necklaces worn by men and women as status symbols; (b) used in exchange of goods and services as currency; and (c) used to produce regalia for the for those in authority. Gold was mined directly and processed into making as variety of items such as buttons and regalia. In its various forms of development and sophistication, metallurgy was responsible for the economic, social and political advances among the pre-colonial societies. A variety of skills was required for building furnaces, producing charcoal, smelting and forging iron into goods. Metallurgy and production of various items that were needed and necessary for an improved life were generally not an enclave activity but a process that satisfied the totality of socioeconomic needs. It also promoted the gender division of labour within community. Wealth from the Rocks is therefore a detailed study of the place, role, and function of metallurgy in pre-colonial Zambian societies.
Guidelines
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Soil Resources, Management, and Conservation ServicePublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251030288
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description