Really good source materials

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Over on Quora I put together some very good sources all in one place, most of these are from field studies with raw data, so expect very dry reading with lots of scientific jargon, but don't be intimated it's rewarding, others are seen through the lens of historians, I'll do more cross posting here and there the link is on the bottom, administered by yours truly.
A few examples.
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10437-018-9314-2
On the Origins and Dissemination of Domesticated Sorghum and Pearl Millet across Africa and into India: a View from the Butana Group of the Far Eastern Sahel

The Gaijanna Zilum Complex.

Interesting for startup research.

The Development of Ancient States in the Northern Horn of Africa, c. 3000 BC–AD 1000: An Archaeological Outline

www.researchgate.net/publication/227022729_The_Development_of_Ancient_States_in_the_Northern_Horn_of_Africa_c_3000_BC-AD_1000_An_Archaeological_Outline
For looking into early development of state craft in tropical East Africa aka the Horn.
Material Culture of the Predynastic Period

isac.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/shared/docs/Publications/OIMP/oimp33.pdf
The Wangara Trading Network in Precolonial West Africa: An Early Example of Africans Investing in Africa
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137542809_2

Let’s Discuss Ancient and Medieval Africa
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letsdiscussancientandmedievalafrica.quora.com/