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Preliminary report of excavations at Karkarichinkat Nord and Karkarichinkat Sud, Tilemsi Valley, Republic of Mali, Spring 1972
West African journal of Archaeology • 4 • Published In 1974 • Pages: 33-55
By: Smith, Andrew B. (Andrew Brown).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Archaeological excavations at two sites in the Tilemsi Valley, a corridor between highlands in the Sahara and the Niger River, indicate people were herding cattle, and hunting, and gathering but, despite their proximity, appear to have relied on different food resources. Burials, ornaments, decorated ceramics, and figurines are some of the more unusual artifacts found.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Fauna
- Ornament
- Ceramic technology
- Lithic industries
- Weapons
- General tools
- Visual arts
- Cultural stratigraphy
- Typologies and classifications
- Archaeological inventories
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- West African Neolithic
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2021
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- January-March 1972
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 4170-3250 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Karkarichinkat Nord and Karkarichinkat Sud, Tilemsi Valley, Gao region, Mali
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Andrew B. Smith
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 55)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 71617648
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- West African Neolithic