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African historical archaeologies / edited by Andrew M. Reid and Paul J. Lane.
Penn Museum Library DT13 .A365 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Contributions to global historical archaeology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Archaeology and history--Africa.
- Archaeology and history.
- Local history.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Africa--Antiquities.
- Africa.
- Antiquities.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Africa.
- Africa--History, Local.
- Physical Description:
- 408 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [2004]
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. African Historical Archaeologies: An Introductory Consideration of Scope and Potential / Andrew Reid, Paul Lane 1
- Chapter 2. History, Archaeology and Nubian Identities in the Middle Nile / David Edwards 33
- Chapter 3. Re-Evaluating Traditional Histories on the Coast of Kenya: An Archaeological Perspective / Richard Helm 59
- Chapter 4. Behind the Sultan of Kilwa's "Rebellious Conduct": Local Perspectives on an International East African Town / Jeff Fleisher 91
- Chapter 5. Swahili Archaeology and History of Pemba, Tanzania: A Critique and Case Study of the Use of Written and Oral Sources in Archaeology / Adria LaViolette 125
- Chapter 6. A True Picture?: Colonial and Other Historical Archaeologies / Timothy Insoll 163
- Chapter 7. Boka Botuin and the Decorated Stones of the Cross River Region, Eastern Nigeria / Keith Ray 189
- Chapter 8. The African Diaspora Starts Here: Historical Archaeology of Coastal West Africa / Kenneth G. Kelly 219
- Chapter 9. Less Implicit Historical Archaeologies: Oral Traditions and Later Karanga Settlements in South-Central Zimbabwe / Innocent Pikirayi 243
- Chapter 10. Re-Constructing Tswana Townscapes: Toward a Critical Historical Archaeology / Paul Lane 269
- Chapter 11. Access to Cattle Resources in a Tswana Capital / Andrew Reid 301
- Chapter 12. Insiders and Outsiders: Sources for Reinterpreting a Historical Event / J.A. van Schalkwyk, B.W. Smith 325
- Chapter 13. Navigating the Liminal: An Archaeological Perspective on South African Industrialization / Joanna Behrens 347
- Chapter 14. African Historical Archaeology(ies): Past, Present and a Possible Future / Peter Robertshaw 375.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0306479958
- 0306479966
- OCLC:
- 52942850
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