03662oam 2200709I 450 991046489020332120200520144314.01-138-11063-91-315-72868-01-317-54366-11-84465-884-810.4324/9781315728681 (CKB)3710000000087066(EBL)1782437(SSID)ssj0001127351(PQKBManifestationID)12533414(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001127351(PQKBWorkID)11151382(PQKB)11198482(MiAaPQ)EBC1782437(Au-PeEL)EBL1782437(CaPaEBR)ebr10834925(CaONFJC)MIL644326(OCoLC)890531336(EXLCZ)99371000000008706620180706e20142012 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrEgalitarian revolution in the Savanna the origins of a West African political system /Stephen A. DueppenLondon :Routledge,2014.1 online resource (359 p.)Approaches to anthropological archaeologyApproaches to anthropological archaeologyFirst published 2012 by Equinox Publishing Ltd, an imprint of Acumen.1-322-13072-8 1-908049-20-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 actiApproaches to Anthropological ArchaeologyPolitical customs and ritesAfrica, WestExcavations (Archaeology)Africa, WestHuman settlementsAfrica, WestHistoryArchaeology and historyAfrica, WestAfrica, WestAntiquitiesElectronic books.Political customs and ritesExcavations (Archaeology)Human settlementsHistory.Archaeology and history306.209662Dueppen Stephen A.980385MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464890203321Egalitarian revolution in the Savanna2236783UNINA