Ethnoarchaeology of Shuwa-Arab Settlements
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Ethnoarchaeology of Shuwa-Arab Settlements demonstrates the imperative need for ethnoarchaeology to include a deep sense of the history of the specific social group under analysis for its findings to truly impact archaeological thinking. Based on research from a long-term archaeological and ethnoarchaeological project conducted in the northernmost part of Cameroon, Augustin Holl's new work probes the ethnic survival of the Shuwa-Arab descendants of generations of pastoralists who migrated from Arabia to the Chad basin. The book robustly engages macro issues connected to processes of sedentarization, ethnic interaction in a multi-ethnic setting, and relations of power and dominion. On the micro level the work deciphers clues for the cultural survival and later prosperity of the Shuwa-Arab hidden in the material record of their daily settlement life. This book will be of great interest to students of African history, African studies, archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, and ethnic and cultural studies seeking to understand how to successfully integrate history into the interpretation of the archaeological record.
Table of Contents
Part 2 History, People, and Land
Chapter 3 A Brief History of Shuwa-Arab Expansion
Chapter 4 The Study Area: Land, People, and Settlements
Part 5 Semi-Permanent Settlements
Chapter 6 The Southern Settlement Group
Chapter 7 The Western Settlement Group
Chapter 8 Two Northern Settlements
Part 9 Dry Season Camps
Chapter 10 The Amachita Camps Cluster
Chapter 11 The Agedipse Camps Cluster
Part 12 Permanent Settlements
Chapter 13 Abouzrega
Chapter 14 Djidat I
Chapter 15 Djidat II
Chapter 16 Marafaine
Part 17 Patterns and Trends
Chapter 18 Location Tactics, Space Allocation, and Sites Structure
Chapter 19 Patterns in the Material Record
Chapter 20 Patterns of Subsistence and Production
Part 21 Conclusion: Toward a Shuwa-Arab Polity?
Product details
| Published | 25 Mar 2003 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 418 |
| ISBN | 9780739154847 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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