02783nam a2200433 i 4500 ebr10834925 CaPaEBR m o d cr cn||||||||| 110415s2012 enkab ob 001 0 eng|d 9781908049209 (hb) 9781844658848 (e-book) CaPaEBR eng rda pn CaPaEBR (OCoLC)872676822 fw----- GN492.3 .D84 2012eb 306.209662 23 Dueppen, Stephen A. Egalitarian revolution in the Savanna : the origins of a West African political system / Stephen A. Dueppen. London ; Oakville, Connecticut : Equinox Publishing Limited, 2012. 1 online resource (361 pages) : illustrations, maps. text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Approaches to anthropological archaeology 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. Description based on print version record. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Political customs and rites Africa, West. Excavations (Archaeology) Africa, West. Human settlements Africa, West History. Archaeology and history Africa, West. Africa, West Antiquities. Electronic books. 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 9781908049209 (DLC)10834925 ebrary. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10834925 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 88968 88968