The evolution of settlement systems in the region of Vohemar, Northeast Madagascar / by Henry T. Wright, Robert E. Dewar, Chantal Radimilahy, and Lucien M.A. Rakotozafy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wright, Henry T. (Henry Tutwiler), 1943- author.

Dewar, Robert, author.

Radimilahy, Marie de Chantal, author.

Rakotozafy, Lucien M. A., author.

Series:

Memoirs of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan ; 0076-8375 no. 63.

Memoirs of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, 0076-8375 ; number 63

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Madagascar--Vohémar.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Land settlement patterns--Madagascar--Vohémar.

Land settlement patterns.

Archaeology--Madagascar--Vohémar.

Archaeology.

Vohémar (Madagascar)--History.

Vohémar (Madagascar).

Vohémar (Madagascar)--Antiquities.

Antiquities.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

viii, 179 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, 2022.

Summary:

Henry T. Wright, Robert E. Dewar, Chantal Radimilahy, and Lucien M.A. Rakotozafy report on the results of a four-year archaeological survey on the northeast coast of Madagascar, near the town of Vohemar. Researchers found evidence of a roughly 600-year-old port site; early estuarine villages of the seventh and eighth centuries; and a rock shelter with microlithic tools.

On the Northeast coast of Madagascar, near the town of Vohémar, is a large cemetery dating to the fourteenth century. During World War II, French troops excavated the site but left no comprehensive report. University of Michigan archaeologist Henry T. Wright led an intensive archaeological survey in the region, hoping to find evidence of earlier settlements. In four seasons, the researchers found evidence of several settlements dating to different periods: a large port site dating to the same era as the cemetery; early estuarine villages of the 7th and 8th centuries; and a rock shelter with microlithic tools. In this study, Wright presents the survey results in detail, including the evidence for settlements as well as illustrations of the ceramics and stone tools.

Contents:

Part I. Background to the survey of northeast Madagascar

Introduction

The Vohemar area in geographical perspective

Historical traditions of the Vohemar area

Past and present archaeological work

Part II. Human occupation around the Bay of Iharana

Introduction to the survey evidence

Evidence of early foragers in the Iharana area

The Ampasimahavelona phase

The Analabe phase

The Razanakoto phase

The Ambatary phase

The Patrick phase

The Ave Maria phase

Cultural development in the Vohemar area

Appendix A. A catalogue of sites in the Vohemar area / Henry T. Wright and Robert E. Dewar

Appendix B. Stratigraphic excavations in the Vohemar area / Henry T. Wright

Appendix C. Absolute dates from sites in the Vohemar area / Henry T. Wright

Appendix D. Research on oral traditions in the Vohemar area / Chantal Radimilahy

Appendix E. Analysis of osteological remains recovered from the site of Vohemar-Ambatary / Lucien Marie Aimé Rakotozafy

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages175-179).

Other Format:

Online version: Wright, Henry T. (Henry Tutwiler). Evolution of settlement systems in the region of vohemar, northeast madagascar.

ISBN:

9781951538705

1951538706

OCLC:

1315579356