Colonialism in Africa: archaeology offers a deeper view

Archaeology offers a useful way to counter some biases.

By: Timothy Clack, University of Oxford and Shadreck Chirikure, University of Oxford, The Conversation

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Published: March 6, 2026

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By Timothy Clack, University of Oxford and Shadreck Chirikure, University of Oxford

Colonialism has been a central part of history around the world, differing only in form over time and space. After all, whenever people have moved from one place to another, they have colonised spaces and other people or forms of life.

In Africa, colonialism has mostly been studied as something imposed from outside, for example from Europe in the 19th and 20th …

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