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Author Dueppen, Stephen A

Title Egalitarian revolution in the Savanna : the origins of a West African political system / Stephen A. Dueppen
Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2014, ©2012

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Series Approaches to anthropological archaeology
Approaches to anthropological archaeology
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
Summary 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 acti
Notes Originally published: Equinox Publishing, Ltd., 2012
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 22, 2014)
Subject Political customs and rites -- Africa, West
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Africa, West
Human settlements -- Africa, West -- History
Archaeology and history -- Africa, West
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
Antiquities
Archaeology and history
Excavations (Archaeology)
Human settlements
Political customs and rites
SUBJECT Africa, West -- Antiquities
Subject West Africa
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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