Fine by me, Joe; but it may look kinda silly down here when the historical, cultural stuff from my study gets posted along with song and story contributions. If that happens (and it will esp if I get a study-buddy) I hope we can move this back up and I also hope it doesn't garner too much silly stuff while it sits down here.

JC, I am not going to go into any more detail about the reason for my request. It is what it is. I still hope for some help and I have a moment now to refine the SUBJECTS for which I need 1-page, printable maps I can laminate.

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Maps Needed

The book I am starting with opens with pre-historical material about the first known traces on the continet of human beings. It goes from there to talk about how these earliest "stocks" (they purposely do not refer to separate "races") distributed from a somewhat central point and then, over time, dispersed thru the continent and surrounding areas in three increasingly-separate groups. That would be one map that would be helpful.

The next section addresses the advent of farming, and this is discussed in light of the topological features of the continent and how those affected the different paradigms of livestock domestication and the content of the different, typical diets.

What we used to call "cultural diffusion" in Hist. of World Civ. is also discussed.

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Both of these sections were heard in the water, so I did not make notes of the time periods they covered. I will be hearing them again tomorrow on a long drive (thus again not taking notes); the print copy of the book should arrive soon and by the time I get back from my next trip, I should have resources from which to add dates to the above.

The book format I could afford was paperback-- it may or may not be loaded with illustrations but they will most likely not be of a standard suitable for enlarging and laminating.

For the whole study-- the next 2-4 books in the planned study series will give a number of different perspectives on the history of Africa-- I will again want to be able to refer to the maps. In other words, it's a longterm project, worth assembling a good binderful of visual aids.

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When I am done, all of the material (including binder) will go into my social change lending library. The "help" I'm requesting will contribute to a longterm resource.

I'd like to think Mudcat might be a part of that. The rest of my social change library is multi-media (songs, movies, etc.). So I'd think this would be right up Mudcat's alley.

An essential factor in this library is that it doesn't need large amounts of money to come into being, to exist, and to circulate. It's totally from the bottom up. Again, sounds kinda Mudcatly, I think.

So-- again-- let's do Africa! :~)

~Susan