UID:
almafu_9959237550602883
Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 344 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-317-54365-3
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1-138-11063-9
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1-315-72868-0
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1-317-54366-1
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1-84465-884-8
Series Statement:
Approaches to anthropological archaeology
Content:
Many West African societies have egalitarian political systems, with non-centralised distributions of power. Egalitarian Revolution in the Savanna analyses a wide range of archaeological data to explore the development of such societies. The volume offers a detailed case study of the village settlement of Kirikongo in western Burkina Faso. Over the course of the first millennium, this single homestead extended control over a growing community. The book argues that the decentralization of power in the twelfth century BCE radically transformed this society, changing gender roles, public activities, pottery making and iron-working. Egalitarian Revolution in the Savanna will be of interest to students of political science, anthropology, archaeology and the history of West Africa.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
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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.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-322-13072-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-908049-20-0
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781315728681
