Maps of Afro-Asiatic
Africa Before the Agricultural Age (Ehret)
Proposed Early Lands of Afrasan, Middle Nile, Khoisan, and Niger-Congo Traditions
Map Creator:
Christopher Ehret
Source: The Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800. 2002. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia. p. 37.
Date Created: 2002.
Map Description:
Outlined on this map are the locations that Ehret hypothesizes gave rise to the Afrasan, Middle Nile, Khoisan and Niger-Congo traditions. In his book, he describes how each area affected the development of these ancient cultures as well as some of their differences, citing examples such as the Afrasan reliance on wild grass collection for food, and Middle Nile tendency to hunt large game and fish.
Source: The Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800. 2002. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia. p. 37.
Date Created: 2002.
Map Description:
Outlined on this map are the locations that Ehret hypothesizes gave rise to the Afrasan, Middle Nile, Khoisan and Niger-Congo traditions. In his book, he describes how each area affected the development of these ancient cultures as well as some of their differences, citing examples such as the Afrasan reliance on wild grass collection for food, and Middle Nile tendency to hunt large game and fish.
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African Civilizations ca. 9000-6700 B.C.E. (Ehret)
African Civilizations, 9000-6700 B.C.E.
Map Creator:
Christopher Ehret
Source: Ehret, Christopher. 2002. The Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia. 63.
Date Created: 2002.
Map Description:
This map displays the locations of African civilizations between 9000 and 6700 B.C.E. Despite the widespread nature of the group, Ehret has refrained from outlining the BaTwa (often known as "pygmies" in European languages) homeland, although it seems that their general location has remained relatively steady through to the modern age.
Source: Ehret, Christopher. 2002. The Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia. 63.
Date Created: 2002.
Map Description:
This map displays the locations of African civilizations between 9000 and 6700 B.C.E. Despite the widespread nature of the group, Ehret has refrained from outlining the BaTwa (often known as "pygmies" in European languages) homeland, although it seems that their general location has remained relatively steady through to the modern age.
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Italy: Ancient Languages (Public Content)
Italic Languages/Lenguas Itálicas
Map Creator(s):
Not Known
Source: Italic Languages/Lenguas Itálicas l
Data Source: Italic Languages/Lenguas Itálicas l
Contact: davius_sanctex
terra.es
Usage Notes/Copyright Status: Free to use in non-commercial contexts with citation
Date Created: 10-16-2008
Description:
This map shows the Italic languages before the expansion of Latin.
Editor's Note:
The map follows the referenced source fairly closely, but in those areas where language areas extends into other countries, these are completed as best they can be, though the boundaries of long-extinct languages are always speculative. For example, Ligurian was spoken around the area of Marseilles (Massalia), as is mentioned in the description of the Greek colonization of the area. Ligurian is thus shown extending to include this area. In the south, the original map shows "Aeolic" settlement. This must be an error, for no Aeolic settlement was made in southern Italy. The map here thus shows Achaean in its place.
Source: Italic Languages/Lenguas Itálicas l
Data Source: Italic Languages/Lenguas Itálicas l
Contact: davius_sanctex
terra.es
Usage Notes/Copyright Status: Free to use in non-commercial contexts with citation
Date Created: 10-16-2008
Description:
This map shows the Italic languages before the expansion of Latin.
Editor's Note:
The map follows the referenced source fairly closely, but in those areas where language areas extends into other countries, these are completed as best they can be, though the boundaries of long-extinct languages are always speculative. For example, Ligurian was spoken around the area of Marseilles (Massalia), as is mentioned in the description of the Greek colonization of the area. Ligurian is thus shown extending to include this area. In the south, the original map shows "Aeolic" settlement. This must be an error, for no Aeolic settlement was made in southern Italy. The map here thus shows Achaean in its place.
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Later Dispersal of Afroasiatic (Blench)
The Later Dispersal of Afroasiatic
Map Creator: Roger Blench
Source: Archeology, Language, and the African Past. 2006. Lanham: AltaMira Press. p. 160.
Date Created: 2006 (Blench)
Map Description:
This map illustrates the later locations and migrations of several African language groups, including the Semitic, Bantu, Nilotic, Berber, Afroasiatic and Chadic speakers, as discussed by Roger Blench. Combined with his map entitled "The Early Dispersal of Afroasiatic", it presents a model which explains the distribution of Afroasiatic languages prior to the Arabic expansion beginning in the seventh century. Two of the languages indicated, Guanche and Elamitic, are extinct; Blench notes that the arrow marking the latter's progress is very uncertain.
Other resources related to this project:
Early Dispersal of Afroasiatic (Blench)
The Inter-Saharan Hypothesis (Blench)
Source: Archeology, Language, and the African Past. 2006. Lanham: AltaMira Press. p. 160.
Date Created: 2006 (Blench)
Map Description:
This map illustrates the later locations and migrations of several African language groups, including the Semitic, Bantu, Nilotic, Berber, Afroasiatic and Chadic speakers, as discussed by Roger Blench. Combined with his map entitled "The Early Dispersal of Afroasiatic", it presents a model which explains the distribution of Afroasiatic languages prior to the Arabic expansion beginning in the seventh century. Two of the languages indicated, Guanche and Elamitic, are extinct; Blench notes that the arrow marking the latter's progress is very uncertain.
Other resources related to this project:
Early Dispersal of Afroasiatic (Blench)
The Inter-Saharan Hypothesis (Blench)
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