BaTwa Peoples Thrive in Central Africa
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Language, Linguistics, Philology, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Barbarians, Nomads, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: African History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Burundi, Rwanda, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Uganda, Congo, Republic of the
- Date: c. 16,000-c. 3000
Article abstract: The BaTwa were ancient hunter-gatherer peoples of central Africa who have been believed to represent the life and culture of “primordial” humans.
Summary of Event
Scholarly knowledge of BaTwa history before 3000 b.c.e. is sparse. What is known about the BaTwa ancestral communities in ancient times and even before the nineteenth century comes from the available archaeological data. The fact that hunter-gatherers utilized large territories over relatively short periods of time and may have commonly reused many tools and products,...
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