Egalitarian Revolution in the Savanna : The Origins of a West African Political System.

By: Dueppen, Stephen AMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Approaches to Anthropological Archaeology SerPublisher: London : Routledge, 2014Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (359 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781317543664Subject(s): Africa, West -- Antiquities | Archaeology and history -- Africa, West | Excavations (Archaeology) -- Africa, West | Human settlements -- Africa, West -- History | Political customs and rites -- Africa, WestGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Egalitarian Revolution in the Savanna : The Origins of a West African Political SystemDDC classification: 306.209662 LOC classification: GN492.3 .D84 2014Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Decentralization and the Evolution of Egalitarian Behaviors in Sedentary Societies -- 2 Ancient Villages in the Niger Bend: Context and Methods for Exploring the Voltaic Region -- 3 Ethnographic Perspectives on Western Burkina Faso: A Survey -- 4 Kirikongo: An Introduction to the Site, the Setting, and the Research Design -- 5 The West African Environmental Setting: Kirikongo in Ecological Context -- 6 Stratigraphies and Depositional Episodes: The Excavations -- 7 Relative Chronology: Ceramics -- 8 Community Growth at Kirikongo: The Spatial and Temporal Setting -- 9 Early Sedentary Life in the Voltaic Region: Defining a 'Voltaic Tradition' -- 10 Craft Production at Kirikongo: The Origins, Development and Reinterpretation of Specialization -- 11 Herding, Farming, and Ritual Sacrifice: The Economy from Kirikongo -- 12 Death and Ritual Objects at Kirikongo: House-Based Social Differentiation -- 13 Archaeological Patterns and Social Process: Reconstructing Changing Life at Kirikongo -- 14 Land, Spiritual Power, and Gerontocracy: An Exploration of the Roots of Egalitarian Revolution in the Western Voltaic Region -- 15 Hierarchy and Egalitarianism within the Niger Bend: Revolution and the Triumph of Communalism -- Bibliography -- Index.
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 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.
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Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Decentralization and the Evolution of Egalitarian Behaviors in Sedentary Societies -- 2 Ancient Villages in the Niger Bend: Context and Methods for Exploring the Voltaic Region -- 3 Ethnographic Perspectives on Western Burkina Faso: A Survey -- 4 Kirikongo: An Introduction to the Site, the Setting, and the Research Design -- 5 The West African Environmental Setting: Kirikongo in Ecological Context -- 6 Stratigraphies and Depositional Episodes: The Excavations -- 7 Relative Chronology: Ceramics -- 8 Community Growth at Kirikongo: The Spatial and Temporal Setting -- 9 Early Sedentary Life in the Voltaic Region: Defining a 'Voltaic Tradition' -- 10 Craft Production at Kirikongo: The Origins, Development and Reinterpretation of Specialization -- 11 Herding, Farming, and Ritual Sacrifice: The Economy from Kirikongo -- 12 Death and Ritual Objects at Kirikongo: House-Based Social Differentiation -- 13 Archaeological Patterns and Social Process: Reconstructing Changing Life at Kirikongo -- 14 Land, Spiritual Power, and Gerontocracy: An Exploration of the Roots of Egalitarian Revolution in the Western Voltaic Region -- 15 Hierarchy and Egalitarianism within the Niger Bend: Revolution and the Triumph of Communalism -- Bibliography -- Index.

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.

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