Egalitarian revolution in the Savanna
Subtitle: the origins of a West African political system
By: Stephen A. Dueppen
Series: Approaches to anthropological archaeology; Approaches to anthropological archaeology
Publisher: Equinox Pub. Ltd.; Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; Oakville, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9781908049209
Subjects: Human settlements; Political customs and rites; Archaeology and history; Excavations (Archaeology); Antiquities; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Decentralization and the evolution of egalitarian behaviors in sedentary societies; title: Ancient villages in the Niger bend: context and methods for exploring the Voltaic region; title: Ethnographic perspectives on western Burkina Faso: a survey; title: Kirikongo: an introduction to the site, the setting, and the research design; title: The West Africa environmental setting: Kirikongo in ecological context; title: Stratigraphies and depositional episodes: the excavations; title: Relative chronology: ceramics; title: Community growth at Kirikongo: the spatial and temporal setting; title: Early sedentary life in the Voltaic region: defining a "Voltaic tradition"; title: Craft production at Kirikongo: the origins, development and reinterpretation of specialization; title: Herding, farming, and ritual sacrifice: the economy from Kirikongo.