Brian Fagan on The World of the Erythraean Sea

Dr. Brian Fagan is a Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a prolific author and renowned lecturer. His research and expertise spans a broad range of human prehistory.
On 15th November 2021 he gave a talk on the World of the Erythraean Sea, in which he will explore the monsoon trade of the Indian Ocean with special reference to the East African coast and interior, the discovery of the monsoon winds and their advantage to the East African Coast, the “stone towns” of the coast and the gold, ivory, and slave trade with the far interior, and long-distance exchange and the volatility of complex societies in Central Africa.