The Essentiality of Early Urbanism in Understanding African Prehistory: A Focus on West African

Terngu S. Nomishan2026-03-222026-03-22202210.2139/ssrn.4069525https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4069525https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/71624enUrbanizationPrehistoryUrbanismContext (archaeology)GeographyMeaning (existential)HistoryEthnologyAnthropologyEconomic geographyThe Essentiality of Early Urbanism in Understanding African Prehistory: A Focus on West Africanarticle