The River: Peoples and Histories of the Omo-Turkana Area

'The River: Peoples and Histories of the Omo-Turkana Area'. Edited by Timothy Clack and Marcus Brittain, Archeopress Publishing Ltd, Oxford, 2018. May 20, 2019 This edited volume focuses on the peoples history and current predicaments of the Omo-Turkana basin . Spanning parts of Ethiopia, South Sudan and Kenya, this area is today home to a unique diversity of peoples and cultures. This illustrated book brings together a remarkable collection of the world’s leading archaeologists, ecologists, historians and ethnographers who specialise in the locale. Recognising the Omo-Turkana area as a crucial resource of global heritage, the authors also acknowledge its current vulnerability. They deserve our thanks and congratulations for producing what will undoubtedly become a landmark in the historical, archaeological and anthropological literature on this area.