the origins of a West African political system Dueppen, Stephen A. creator text bibliography Electronic books. enk 2012 monographic eng 1 online resource (361 pages) : illustrations, maps. 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. Stephen A. Dueppen. Includes bibliographical references and index. fw----- Political customs and rites Africa, West Excavations (Archaeology) Africa, West Human settlements Africa, West History Archaeology and history Africa, West Africa, West Antiquities GN492.3 .D84 2012eb 306.209662 Dueppen, Stephen A. London : Equinox Pub. Ltd., 2012 xiv, 344 pages ; 26 cm. (DLC)10834925 9781844658848 (e-book) http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10834925 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10834925 CaPaEBR 110415 ebr10834925 eng