Mobilité et archéologie le long de l’arc oriental du Niger:pavements et percuteurs

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Haour, Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0844-4867 (2013) Mobilité et archéologie le long de l’arc oriental du Niger:pavements et percuteurs. Afriques. ISSN 2108-6796

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Abstract

This analysis of the role of migration in West Africa begins by recalling the prevalence of oral traditions about so-called 'first-comers', and takes the example of dry season migrations in the Hausa area (cin rani). To what extent do such ideas worked out in relation to contemporary events help us interpret archeological findings, in particular by taking into account the idea of the “space of experience” that tries to reconstitute the social context of human activities? Two sorts of technical behavior are examined here: the making of pottery by pounding on a concave mould and the use of a pavement of ceramic shards. The preliminary findings of archeological excavations in northern Bénin are taken as a case study; and the suggestion is made that the use of these two techniques can be used as evidence of migrations.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Afriques est mis à disposition selon les termes de la licence Creative Commons Attribution - Pas d'Utilisation Commerciale - Pas de Modification 4.0 International.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	archaeology,niger river,connections,pavements
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UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Centres > Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Centres > Centre for African Art and Archaeology
Related URLs:	http://afriques.revues.org/1134
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	08 Oct 2014 08:46
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2022 15:31
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/50311
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