Felix A. Chami
Tanzanian archaeologist
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Felix A. Chami is an archaeologist from Tanzania. He is a professor at the University of Dar es Salaam, focusing on East African coastal archaeology.[1] Dr. Chami discovered, on the island of Mafia and Juani, artifacts that revealed East Africa as being integral to the Indian Ocean trade.[2] Chami earned a first degree in sociology from the University of Dar es Salaam in 1986, a master's degree in anthropology from Brown University in 1988 and a Ph.D. in archaeology from Uppsala University in 1994.[1]
Felix A. Chami | |
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Professor Felix Chami, 2010 | |
| Occupation | Archaeologist |
| Known for | Africa Archaeology Explorations |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Dar Es Salaam Brown University Uppsala University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Archaeology |
| Institutions | University of Dar Es Salaam |
Published works
- Unity of African Ancient History: 3000 BC to AD 500 (2006)[3]
- Climate Change, Trade and Modes of Production in Sub-Saharan Africa (2003) (Editor)[4]
- People, Contacts and the Environment in the African Past (2001) (with Gilbert Pwiti and Chantal Radimilahy)[5]
- Historical Archaeology of Bagamoyo: Excavations at the Caravan-Serai (2000) (with Eliwasa Maro, Jane Kessy and Simon Odunga)[6]
- The Tanzanian Coast in the First Millennium AD (1994)[7]
