Article regarding scientific analyses of fired bricks at the site of Kanem-Borno, Chad
Artikel zu Ergebnissen bezüglich naturwissenschaftlicher Untersuchungen von gebrannten Ziegeln aus dem Kanem-Bornu Reich, Tschad
Report on the special exhibition in Chad with a focus on the local excavations at Karnem Bornu
Publication on vegetation dynamics in the Tibesti Mountains highland regions of Chad
One of the most intriguing problems concerning the Kanem-Borno sultanate of the central Sahel between the eighth and nineteenth centuries AD concerns its early intra-African connections. Apart from historically documented linkages with North and parts of West Africa, were there trade and other contacts with eastern regions such as Darfur, the Middle Nile Valley and areas beyond prior to the fifteenth century? […]
Presently, the most conspicuous material vestiges known are the ruins of fired-brick elite locations, some of which are demonstrably associated with the Kanem-Borno Sultanate and dated to the period 11th-14th centuries AD. Amongst those, the place named Tié stands out due to a number of particular attributes. […]
The history of the Lake Chad region is intrinsically linked to the Kanem-Borno Empire (8th-19th century AD), the earliest, longest-lived and most powerful state in the Central Sudan. […]
