Egalitarian revolution in the Savanna : the origins of a West African political system / Stephen A. Dueppen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dueppen, Stephen A.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Approaches to anthropological archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political customs and rites--Africa, West.

Political customs and rites.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Africa, West.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Human settlements--Africa, West--History.

Human settlements.

Archaeology and history--Africa, West.

Archaeology and history.

Antiquities.

History.

Africa, West--Antiquities.

Africa, West.

West Africa.

Physical Description:

xiv, 344 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Sheffield ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Pub., 2012.

Contents:

Decentralization and the evolution of egalitarian behaviors in sedentary societies

Ancient villages in the Niger bend: context and methods for exploring the Voltaic region

Ethnographic perspectives on western Burkina Faso: a survey

Kirikongo: an introduction to the site, the setting, and the research design

The West Africa environmental setting: Kirikongo in ecological context

Stratigraphies and depositional episodes: the excavations

Relative chronology: ceramics

Community growth at Kirikongo: the spatial and temporal setting

Early sedentary life in the Voltaic region: defining a "Voltaic tradition"

Craft production at Kirikongo: the origins, development and reinterpretation of specialization

Herding, farming, and ritual sacrifice: the economy from Kirikongo.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781908049209

1908049200

OCLC:

725295776

Publisher Number:

99948859806