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Felix A. Chami

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. Dr. Chami discovered, on the island of Mafia and Juani, artifacts that revealed East Africa as being integral to the Indian Ocean trade. 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.

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Felix A. Chami
Professor Felix Chami, 2010
OccupationArchaeologist
Known forAfrica Archaeology Explorations
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Dar Es Salaam
Brown University
Uppsala University
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology
InstitutionsUniversity of Dar Es Salaam

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

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
References

References

  1. "Professor Felix Chami". University of Dar es Salaam. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. Shubart, Tira.Tanzanian dig unearths ancient secret. BBC News: Wednesday, 17 April 2002, 17:27 GMT 18:27 UK
  3. A. Chami, Felix (2006). The Unity of African Ancient History: 3000 BC to AD 500. Dar es Salaam: E&D Ltd. ISBN 1-904855-82-2.
  4. Felix Chami; Gilbert Pwiti, eds. (2003). Climate Change, Trade and Modes of Production in Sub-Saharan Africa. Dar Es Salaam University Press. ISBN 9976603924.
  5. Chami, Felix; Pwiti, Gilbert; Radimilahy, Chantal (2001). People, Contacts and the Environment in the African Past. Dar es Salaam University Press. ISBN 9976603444.
  6. Chami, Felix; Maro, Eliwasa; Kessy, Jane; Odunga, Simon (2000). Historical Archaeology of Bagamoyo. Dar es Salaam University Press. ISBN 9976-60-402-5.
  7. Chami, Felix (1994). The Tanzanian Coast in the First Millennium AD. Societas Archaeologica Upsaliensis. ISBN 9150610376.