Egalitarian revolution in the Savanna : the origins of a West African political system / Stephen A. Dueppen.
2012
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Ebrary electronic monographs.
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Egalitarian revolution in the Savanna : the origins of a West African political system / Stephen A. Dueppen.
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London ; Oakville, Connecticut : Equinox Publishing Limited, 2012.
Description
1 online resource (361 pages) : illustrations, maps.
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Approaches to anthropological archaeology.
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Print version: Dueppen, Stephen A. Egalitarian revolution in the Savanna : the origins of a West African political system. London : Equinox Pub. Ltd., 2012 xiv, 344 pages ; 26 cm. Approaches to anthropological archaeology
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English
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9781844658848 e-book
9781908049209 (hardback)
9781908049209 (hardback)
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