Egalitarian revolution in the Savanna : the origins of a West African political system - Dueppen, Stephen A. (London ; Oakville, Connecticut : Equinox Publishing Limited, 2012)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: 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